3 papers
astro-ph.EP2019
Effects of Radiation Pressure on the Evaporative Wind of HD 209458b
Alex Debrecht, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Adam Frank +4
The role of radiation pressure in shaping exoplanet photoevaporation remains a topic of contention. Radiation pressure from the exoplanet's host star has been proposed as a mechani…
astro-ph.EP2018
Photoevaporative Flows From Exoplanet Atmospheres: A 3-D Radiative Hydrodynamic Parameter Study
Alex Debrecht, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Adam Frank +3
The photoionization-driven evaporation of planetary atmospheres has emerged as a potentially fundamental process for planets on short period orbits. While 1-D studies have proven t…
astro-ph.EP2018
Morphology of Hydrodynamic Winds: A Study of Planetary Winds in Stellar Environments
John R. McCann, Ruth A. Murray-Clay, Kaitlin Kratter +1
Bathed in intense ionizing radiation, close-in gaseous planets undergo hydrodynamic atmospheric escape, which ejects the upper extent of their atmospheres into the interplanetary m…