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Table 1

Dominating gas-phase species per element for WASP-18b.

Day Night Terminators

Longitude ϕ = −90° Longitude ϕ = 90°
Al p < 10−2 bar: Al+
p > 10−2 bar: Al
at high pgas: AlH, AlOH
AlOH, AlO2H
at high pgas: Al, Al+
pgas < 10−2 bar: Al
pgas > 10−2 bar: AlOH
at high pgas: Al, AlH, AlOH
Lat θ = 45°:
pgas < 10−2 bar: Al
pgas > 10−2 bar: AlOH
at high pgas: Al, AlH,
AlOH.
Lat θ = 0°:
pgas < 10−3 bar: Al+
pgas > 10−3 bar: AlH,
AlOH
at high pgas: Al, AlH,
AlOH
         
Ca pgas < 10−2 bar: Ca+
pgas > 10−2 bar: Ca
pgas < 10−3 bar: Ca(OH)2, CaCl2
pgas = 10−3−< 1 bar: Ca(OH)2
pgas >1bar: Ca
Ca
if clouds: Ca(OH)2, CaCl2
Ca
         
C CO CO, CH4 CO; CH4 at high p CO; CH4 at high p
         
Fe Fe, Fe+ Fe; low pgas: Fe(OH)2
high pgas: FeH
Fe Fe
         
H pgas < 10−1 bar: H
pgas > 10−1 bar: H2
H2; at high pgas: H H2; pgas < 10−3 bar: H H2; p < 10−3 bar: H
         
Mg Mg; pgas < 10−2 bar: Mg+
(many differences for Mg at
each profile)
Lat θ = 45°:
pgas < 10−3 &pgas > 10−1: Mg
pgas = 10−3−10−1 bar: Mg(OH)2
Lat θ = 0°:
Mg
pgas < 10−4 bar: Mg(OH)2
highest pgas: MgH
Mg
MgH at high pgas
Mg
MgH at high pgas
         
O CO, pgas < 10−2 bar: O
pgas > 10−2 bar: H2O
CO, H2O CO
all pgas/ pgas>10−3 bar: H2O
CO; pgas > 10−3: H2O
         
Si pgas < 10−2: Si
pgas > 10−2: SiO
SiS, SiO SiO SiO
         
S low pgas: S
high pgas: H2S
H2S pgas < 10−3: S
pgas > 10−3: H2S
pgas < 10−3: S
pgas > 10−3: H2S
         
Ti pgas < 10−2: Ti+
pgas > 10−2: Ti, TiO
pgas < 1 bar: TiO2
pgas > 1 bar: TiO
highest pgas: Ti
TiO
TiO2 when clouds form
TiO
pgas < 10−3/ highest pgas:
Ti

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