BICEPS: An improved characterization model for low- and intermediate-mass exoplanets

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Table 1

Overview over all used EoS in the BICEPS model.

Layer	Sublayer	Composition (Element^EoS)
Atmosphere	Irradiated atmosphere	H⁽¹⁾, He⁽¹⁾, H₂O⁽²⁾
	Deep atmosphere	H⁽¹⁾, He⁽¹⁾, H₂O⁽²⁾
	Pure water layer	H₂O⁽²⁾

Mantle	Upper mantle	Various minerals made up of (MgO, SiO₂, FeO) ^(3),(4)
	Lower mantle	FeSiO₃⁽⁴⁾, MgSiO₃⁽⁵⁾, FeO⁽⁷⁾, MgO⁽⁸⁾, SiO₂^(9),(10)
	Dissociated mantle	FeO⁽⁷⁾, MgO⁽⁸⁾, SiO₂⁽¹⁰⁾
	Liquid mantle	Mg₂SiO₄⁽⁶⁾, FeO⁽¹¹⁾, SiO₂^(9),(10)

Core	Outer core (liquid)	Fe^{(11), (12)}, FeS⁽¹¹⁾
	Inner core (solid)	Fe^{(13), (14), (15)}, FeS(13)

References. ⁽¹⁾Saumon et al. (1995); ⁽²⁾Haldemann et al. (2020); ⁽³⁾Connolly (2009); ⁽⁴⁾Stixrude & Lithgow-Bertelloni (2011); ⁽⁵⁾Sakai et al. (2016); ⁽⁶⁾Stewartetal. (2020); ⁽⁷⁾Fischer et al. (2011); ⁽⁸⁾Musella et al. (2019); ⁽⁹⁾Melosh (2007); ⁽¹⁰⁾Faik et al. (2018); ⁽¹¹⁾Ichikawa & Tsuchiya (2020); ⁽¹²⁾Kuwayama et al. (2020); ⁽¹³⁾Hakim et al. (2018); ⁽¹⁴⁾Fei et al. (2016); ⁽¹⁵⁾Dorogokupets et al. (2017).

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