Transmission spectral properties of clouds for hot Jupiter exoplanets

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Table 1

References for n and k index for a number of condensates expected to form clouds in the upper atmosphere of hot Jupiters.

Condensate	Reference	λ range	Condensation	Molecular
	n, k index		temperature⁺	weight
		(μm)	(K)

SiO₂	Palik (1998)	0.04−11	1725	60.08
	Andersen et al. (2006)	7−28	−	−
	M. Meinecke (2005)^*	6.6−10000	−	−
Al₂O₃	Koike et al. (1995)	0.3−150	1677¹	101.96
FeO	Begemann et al. (1995)	10−100	1650⁴	71.79
	Andersen et al. (2006)	15−40	−	−
CaTiO₃	Posch et al. (2003)	2−155	1582¹	135.94
Fe₂O₃	M. Meinecke (2005)^*	0.1−987	1566	159.68
Fe₂SiO₄	Day (1981)	8.2−35	1443⁴	203.77
MgAl₂O₄	M. Meinecke (2005)^*	1.6−270	1397¹	142.26
FeSiO₃	Day (1981)	8.2−35	1366⁴	131.92
Mg₂SiO₄ (Fe–rich)	Henning et al. (2005)	0.2−445	1354¹	140.63
Mg₂SiO₄ (Fe–poor)	Zeidler et al. (2011)	0.19−800	1354¹	140.63
MgSiO₃	Egan & Hilgeman (1975)	0.1−0.4	1316¹	100.33
	Dorschner et al. (1995)	0.5−80	−	−
Na₂S	Morley et al. (2012)	0.03−73	1176	78.04
MnS	Huffman & Wild (1967)	0.1−3	1139²	87.00
TiO₂	Kangarloo (2010a)	0.3−1.2	1125²	79.86
	Kangarloo (2010b)	1.3−30	−	−
NaCl	Palik (1998)	0.04−1000	825³	58.44
KCl	Palik (1998)	0.02−200	740³	74.55
ZnS	Querry (1987)	0.2−167	700⁵	97.45
CH₄	Martonchik & Orton (1994)	0.02−72	~80	16.04
C₆H₁₂	Anderson (2000)	2.0−25	68	84.1
Titan Tholins	Khare et al. (1984)	0.01−0.2	≤90	~50.0
	−	1.1−1000	−	−
	Ramirez et al. (2002)	0.2−1	−	−

Notes.

^(*)

http://www.astro.uni-jena.de/Laboratory/OCDB/oxsul.html;

⁽⁺⁾

at 10^-3 bar.

Reference.

⁽¹⁾

Lodders (2003);

⁽²⁾

Grossman (1972);

⁽³⁾

Burrows & Sharp (1999);

⁽⁴⁾

Ebel & Grossman (2000);

⁽⁵⁾

Morley et al. (2012).

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