4 papers
Magnesium silicate condensation in sub-Neptune envelopes: the fundamental link between chemistry, structure, and observables
William Misener, Peter Gao, Nicole L. Wallack +2
Chemical interactions between the hydrogen-dominated envelopes and silicate-rich interiors of sub-Neptunes likely play a key role in shaping their atmospheric structure, mass-radiu…
The Effects of Non-ideal Mixing in Planetary Magma Oceans and Atmospheres
Aaron Werlen, Edward D. Young, Hilke E. Schlichting +2
Sub-Neptunes with hydrogen-rich envelopes are expected to sustain long-lived magma oceans that continuously exchange volatiles with their overlying atmospheres. Capturing these int…
Experiments reveal extreme water generation during planet formation
Francesca Miozzi, Anat Shahar, Edward D. Young +7
The most abundant type of planet discovered in the Galaxy has no analogue in our Solar System and is believed to consist of a rocky interior with an overlying thick H2 dominated en…
Water solubility in silicate melts: The effects of melt composition under reducing conditions and implications for nebular ingassing on rocky planets
Maggie A. Thompson, Paolo A. Sossi, Dan J. Bower +3
Rocky planet atmospheres form and evolve through interactions between the planet's surface and interior. If a growing rocky planet acquires enough mass prior to the dissipation of…