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Table 2

List of forward model parameters.

Symbol Parameter
Input

Mtot The exoplanet’s total mass
wcore Core mass fraction
wvol Volatile mass fraction
Molar fraction of SiO2 in the mantle
xMgO|mantle Molar fraction of MgO in the mantle
xS|core Molar fraction of S in the core

Constants

Tsurf = 300 K Surface temperature
Psurf = 1 atm Surface pressure

Output

Rtot The exoplanet’s total radius
xMg/xFe|Planet Planetary ratio of Mg to Fe mole fractions
xSi/xFe|Planet Planetary ratio of Si to Fe mole fractions
Rcore The exoplanet’s iron core radius
Rmantle The exoplanet’s mantle radius
Rvol The exoplanet’s volatile layer radius

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