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Table D.1

Parameters and flux for the A0 and F0 stars, resulting from the exocomet evaporation model, assuming a 10 km exocomet.

Star A0 F0


Composition Carbon Astrosilicate Glassy silicate Carbon Astrosilicate Glassy silicate
Maximum grain lifetime (yr) 6.3 × 104 1.8 × 105 5.5 × 105 9.9 × 104 1.4 × 105 2.1 × 105
Exocomet lifetime (yr) 3.5 × 103 8.6 × 103 6.9 × 103 2.0 × 104 3.5 × 104 1.7 × 104
Number of exocometary orbits 48 117 95 204 357 169
Mass released in one orbit (kg) 1.5 × 1014 6.0 × 1013 7.4 × 1013 3.5 × 1013 2.0 × 1013 4.4 × 1013
Flux ratio at 2 μm (first orbit) 2.0 × 10−6 1.2 × 10−6 3.6 × 10−7 3.1 × 10−6 2.2 × 10−6 4.2 × 10−9
Total flux ratio at 2 μm 3.3 × 10−5 4.8 × 10−5 1.1 × 10−5 2.1 × 10−4 2.7 × 10−4 2.2 × 10−7
Total flux ratio at 10 μm 8.4 × 10−4 1.0 × 10−2 2.6 × 10−3 4.0 × 10−3 3.4 × 10−2 1.6 × 10−5

Notes. See Appendix D for details.

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