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Table 1.
Cloud and atmospheric parameters for the generic hot-Jupiter and GJ1214 b.
| Symbol | (default) Value | Unit | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic HJ | GJ1214 ba | |||
| Species | MgSiO3 | KCl | Cloud species | |
 |
10−19, 10−15, 10−11 | g cm-2 s-1 | Nucleation rate | |
| γ | 0.158 | 0.038 | Opacity ratio visual and IR wavelengths (Eq. (1)) | |
| κIR | 0.3 | 0.03 | cm2 g-1 | IR opacity |
| ρ∙ | 2.8 | 2.8 | g cm-3 | Particle internal density |
| σ* | 0.2 | Width of nucleation profile (Eq. (6)). | ||
| σcom | 8 × 10−15 | cm2 | Combined (vapor and gas) molecular cross section | |
| σmol | 2 × 10−15 | cm2 | Molecular cross section (gas) | |
| Kg, Kp | 106, 108, 1010 | 108 | cm2 s-1 | Particle and gas diffusivity |
| Mplanet | 1 | 0.0206 | MJ | Planet mass |
| P* | 60 | 104 | dyn cm-2 | Reference height for the nucleation profile (Eq. (6)) |
| Rpl | 1.087 | 0.244 | RJ | Planet radius |
| R⋆ | 1 | 0.2064 | R⊙ | Stellar radius |
| T⋆ | 5778 | 3026 | K | Stellar effective temperature |
| Tint | 500 | 60 | K | Internal temperature |
| an | 0.001 | μm | Particle nucleation radius | |
| firr | 0.25 | Heat distribution factor | ||
| fstick | 1.0 | Vapor sticking probability | ||
| gz | 2192 | 893 | cm s-2 | Gravitational acceleration |
| mgas | 2.34 | mH | Mean molecular weight (gas) | |
| mv | 34.67 | 74.45 | mH | Mass vapor species |
| rp | 0.05 | 0.0143 | au | Distance to star |
| xv,bot | 3 × 10−3 | 3 × 10−4 | Vapor mass concentration at/below cloud base | |
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