2025ApJ...993L..56P


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2025ApJ...993L..56P - Astrophys. J., 993, L56 (2025/November-2)

Induction Heating in Super-Earths: A Thermochemical Perspective.

PENG Y., KISLYAKOVA K., ZHENG D., ZHANG Z. and DENG J.

Abstract (from CDS):

Electromagnetic induction heating has recently been proposed as an important internal heat source in the mantles of rocky exoplanets. However, its dependence on planetary interior properties remains poorly constrained. Here, we construct electrical conductivity profiles for super-Earth mantles considering different temperatures and compositions, and evaluate induction heating in super-Earth mantles in both solid and partially molten states. We find that high mantle temperature, iron content, and melt fraction all suppress the overall induction heating efficiency due to increased mantle conductivity and magnetic shielding. In GJ 486b, induction heating likely exceeds both radiogenic heating and tidal heating, driving persistent surface volcanism and early volatile depletion, whereas HD 3167b and GJ 357b experience insignificant induction heating due to weak stellar magnetic fields. Our findings highlight induction heating as a critical factor in the thermal and atmospheric evolution of close-in super-Earths around magnetically active stars.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Super Earths - Planetary interior - Star-planet interactions - Exoplanet dynamics - Magnetic fields

Simbad objects: 6

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Number of rows : 6
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 HD 3167b Pl 00 34 57.5242131960 +04 22 53.284093032           ~ 86 0
2 HD 3167 PM* 00 34 57.5242131960 +04 22 53.284093032       8.4   K0V 128 0
3 L 678-39 PM* 09 36 01.6372169407 -21 39 38.877606712 13.647 12.48 10.906 9.858 8.577 M2.5V 213 0
4 NAME L 678-39b Pl 09 36 01.6372169407 -21 39 38.877606712           ~ 86 0
5 Wolf 437 PM* 12 47 56.6245693190 +09 45 05.035666747 14.088 12.958 11.395 10.235 8.707 M3.5V 213 0
6 Wolf 437b Pl 12 47 56.6245693190 +09 45 05.035666747           ~ 95 0

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