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2024A&A...686A.208Y - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 686A208 (2024/6-1)

A possibly solar metallicity atmosphere escaping from HAT-P-32b revealed by Hα and He absorption.

YAN D., GUO J., SEON K.-I., LOPEZ-PUERTAS M., CZESLA S. and LAMPON M.

Abstract (from CDS):

This paper presents a hydrodynamic simulation that couples detailed non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) calculations of the helium and hydrogen level populations to model the Hα and He 10830 transmission spectra of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-32b. A Monte Carlo simulation was applied to calculate the number of Lyα resonance scatterings, which is the main process for populating H(2). In the examined parameter space, only models with H/He ≥ 99.5/0.5, (0.5 ∼ 3.0) times the fiducial value of FXUV, and spectral index βm = (0.16 ∼ 0.3), can explain the Hα and He 10830 lines simultaneously. We found a mass-loss rate of ~(1.0 ∼ 3.1) × 1013 g s–1, consistent with previous studies. Moreover, we found that the stellar Lyα flux should be as high as 4 × 105 erg cm–2 s–1, indicating high stellar activity during the observation epoch of the two absorption lines. Despite the fact that the metallicity in the lower atmosphere of HAT-P-32b may be super-solar, our simulations tentatively suggest it is close to solar in the upper atmosphere. Understanding the difference in metallicity between the lower and upper atmospheres is essential for future atmospheric characterisations.

Abstract Copyright: © The Authors 2024

Journal keyword(s): hydrodynamics - radiative transfer - methods: numerical - planets and satellites: atmospheres - planets and satellites: composition - planets and satellites: individual: HAT-P-32b

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