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astro-ph.EP2026

Coupled atmospHere Interior modeL Intercomparison (CHILI) Protocol Version 1.0: A CUISINES Intercomparison Project of Magma Ocean Models

Tim Lichtenberg, Laura Schaefer, Joshua Krissansen-Totton +23

Spectroscopic characterization of rocky exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope has brought the origin and evolution of their atmospheres into the focus of exoplanet science…

astro-ph.EP2026

Volatile-rich evolution of molten super-Earth L 98-59 d

Harrison Nicholls, Tim Lichtenberg, Richard D. Chatterjee +3

Small low-density exoplanets are sculpted by strong stellar irradiation, but their primordial compositions and subsequent evolution are still unknown. Two often-considered scenario…

astro-ph.EP2026

Coupled atmospHere Interior modeL Intercomparison (CHILI). I. Evolutionary Modelling -- Primordial Magma Oceans of Earth and Venus

Harrison Nicholls, Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Tim Lichtenberg +22

Earth and Venus represent two evolutionary outcomes arising from initially molten 'magma ocean' periods, followed by lifetimes of chemical and geophysical divergence. Their physics…

astro-ph.EP2026

Atmospheric evolution through outgassing and escape on young molten rocky exoplanets

Emma Postolec, Tim Lichtenberg, Harrison Nicholls +2

The paper models how outgassing from a cooling magma ocean and atmospheric escape together shape the early atmospheres of rocky exoplanets, exploring how factors like stellar type,…

#magma ocean#atmospheric escape#outgassing#exoplanet atmospheres
astro-ph.EP2025

A Thick Volatile Atmosphere on the Ultrahot Super-Earth TOI-561 b

Johanna K. Teske, Nicole L. Wallack, Anjali A. A. Piette +10

Ultrashort-period (USP) exoplanets -- with R and periods 1 day -- are expected to be stripped of volatile atmospheres by intense host star irradiation…