Aeronomy of the Atmosphere of Ultra-Hot Jupiter Kelt9b with Allowance for the Kinetics of Hydrogen Atom Levels
摘要
Abstract
Ultra-hot Jupiter Kelt9b impels to reconsider existing models of the upper atmospheres of hot exoplanets, which were previously developed using examples of G or M star systems such as HD209458b and GJ436b. The unique conditions of interaction between the radiation of an A-class star and the atmosphere necessitate kinetic modeling of excited levels of elements, primarily the hydrogen atom. Kelt9b shows the absorption for several Balmer lines and lines of a number of heavy elements, the quantitative interpretation of which is an urgent problem. In this study, for the first time, 3D modeling of the atmosphere of a planet with a close location of the Roche lobe is implemented with allowance for the aeronomy and kinetics of excited hydrogen.