APPLE: An Evolution Code for Modeling Giant Planets

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Main Authors: Sur, Ankan, Su, Yubo, Arevalo, Roberto Tejada, Chen, Yi-Xian, Burrows, Adam
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Published: 2024
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author Sur, Ankan
Su, Yubo
Arevalo, Roberto Tejada
Chen, Yi-Xian
Burrows, Adam
author_facet Sur, Ankan
Su, Yubo
Arevalo, Roberto Tejada
Chen, Yi-Xian
Burrows, Adam
contents We introduce APPLE, a novel planetary evolution code designed specifically for the study of giant exoplanet and Jovian planet evolution in the era of Galileo, Juno, and Cassini. With APPLE, state-of-the-art equations of state for hydrogen, helium, ice, and rock are integrated with advanced features to treat ice/rock cores and metals in the gaseous envelope; models for helium rain and hydrogen/helium immiscibility; detailed atmosphere boundary tables that also provide self-consistent albedos and spectra; and options to address envelope metal gradients and stably-stratified regions. Our hope is that these purpose-built features of APPLE will help catalyze the development of the next generation of giant exoplanet and Jovian planet evolutionary models.
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spellingShingle APPLE: An Evolution Code for Modeling Giant Planets
Sur, Ankan
Su, Yubo
Arevalo, Roberto Tejada
Chen, Yi-Xian
Burrows, Adam
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
We introduce APPLE, a novel planetary evolution code designed specifically for the study of giant exoplanet and Jovian planet evolution in the era of Galileo, Juno, and Cassini. With APPLE, state-of-the-art equations of state for hydrogen, helium, ice, and rock are integrated with advanced features to treat ice/rock cores and metals in the gaseous envelope; models for helium rain and hydrogen/helium immiscibility; detailed atmosphere boundary tables that also provide self-consistent albedos and spectra; and options to address envelope metal gradients and stably-stratified regions. Our hope is that these purpose-built features of APPLE will help catalyze the development of the next generation of giant exoplanet and Jovian planet evolutionary models.
title APPLE: An Evolution Code for Modeling Giant Planets
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14483