Physical Studies of Extra-Solar Planet Upper Atmospheres

PI和他的合作者将构建以高层大气为重点的系外大气模型。这些模型将包括离子化学，并跟踪高层大气中离子和金属在低层大气中发生的过程的分布。他们还计划包括对高度辐射的行星(如大多数热木星)的极端紫外线(EUV)加热效率的首次计算。他们还计划包括对高辐射行星(如大多数热木星)的极端紫外线(EUV)加热效率的计算。这将产生更广泛的影响，因为它将培训一名研究生和博士后助理进行研究技术方面的培训，他们将通过同行评议文章、公开讲座和向流行杂志发表文章来交流结果。

The PI and his collaborators will construct exoplanet atmospheric models that focus on the upper atmospheres. The models will include ion chemistry and track the distribution of ions and metals in the upper atmosphere to processes that occur in the lower atmosphere. They also plan to include the first calculations of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) heating efficiencies for highly irradiated planets (such as most Hot Jupiters). They also plan to include the calculations of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) heating efficiencies for highly irradiated planets (such as most Hot Jupiters). Thiss will have broader impacts in that it will train a graduate student and postdoctoral associate in research techniques, and they will communicate results through peer-reviewed articles, public lectures and articles to popular magazines.