A Hydrodynamic Modelling of Atmospheric Escape and Absorption Line of WASP-12b

Author(s)
N. K. Dwivedi, M. L. Khodachenko, I. F. Shaikhislamov, A. G. Berezutsky, I. B. Miroshnichenko, L. Fossati, H. Lammer, Y. Sasunov, K. G. Kislyakova, C. P. Johnstone, M. Güdel
Abstract

Self-Consistent 2D modelling of stellar wind interaction with the upper atmosphere of WASP-12b has been performed. The two case-scenarios of the planetary material escape and interaction with the stellar wind, namely the `blown by the wind' (without the inclusion of tidal force) and 'captured by the star' (with the tidal force) have been modelled under different stellar XUV radiations and stellar wind parameters. In the first scenario, a shock is formed around the planet, and the planetary mass loss is controlled completely by the stellar radiation energy input. In the second scenario, the mass loss is mainly due to the gravitational interaction effects. The dynamics of MG II and related absorption were modelled with three sets of different stellar wind parameters and XUV flux values.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Journal
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume
14
Pages
301-303
No. of pages
3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921319001480
Publication date
01-2020
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medicine (miscellaneous), Space and Planetary Science
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/72fc2732-03dd-4793-8e98-a835d2eabf0f