ZEPHYRUS parameter reference
This is a reference page for all parameters and constants used in ZEPHYRUS. For the physical model, see the model overview.
Physical constants (constants.py)
| Name |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
kb |
\(k_B\) |
\(1.38 \times 10^{-23}\) |
J K⁻¹ |
G |
\(G\) |
\(6.6743 \times 10^{-11}\) |
m³ kg⁻¹ s⁻² |
G_cgs |
\(G_\mathrm{cgs}\) |
\(6.6743 \times 10^{-8}\) |
cm³ g⁻¹ s⁻² |
c |
\(c\) |
\(2.99792458 \times 10^{8}\) |
m s⁻¹ |
Unit conversions (constants.py)
| Name |
Factor |
Conversion |
s2yr |
\(1/(3600 \cdot 24 \cdot 365)\) |
seconds → years |
erg2joule |
\(10^{-7}\) |
erg → J |
au2m |
\(1.496 \times 10^{11}\) |
au → m |
au2cm |
\(1.496 \times 10^{13}\) |
au → cm |
ergpersecondtowatt |
\(10^{-7}\) |
erg s⁻¹ → W |
ergcm2stoWm2 |
\(10^{-3}\) |
erg s⁻¹ cm⁻² → W m⁻² |
Sun–Earth reference values (planets_parameters.py)
Sun
| Name |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Rs |
\(R_\odot\) |
\(6.957 \times 10^{8}\) |
m |
Ms |
\(M_\odot\) |
\(1.98847 \times 10^{30}\) |
kg |
Ls |
\(L_\odot\) |
\(3.828 \times 10^{26}\) |
W |
age_sun |
– |
\(4.603 \times 10^{9}\) |
yr |
Earth
| Name |
Symbol |
Value |
Units |
Re |
\(R_\oplus\) |
\(6.378 \times 10^{6}\) |
m |
Me |
\(M_\oplus\) |
\(5.9722 \times 10^{24}\) |
kg |
Me_atm |
– |
\(5.15 \times 10^{18}\) |
kg |
Fxuv_earth_10Myr |
\(F_\mathrm{XUV,\oplus}(10\,\mathrm{Myr})\) |
\(14.67\) |
W m⁻² |
Fxuv_earth_today |
\(F_\mathrm{XUV,\oplus}\) |
\(4.64 \times 10^{-3}\) |
W m⁻² |
age_earth |
– |
\(4.543 \times 10^{9}\) |
yr |
e_earth |
– |
\(0.017\) |
– |
a_earth |
– |
\(1\) |
au |
Fxuv_earth_10Myr is taken from Fig. 9 of Wordsworth et al. (2018).
TOI-561 reference values (planets_parameters.py)
TOI-561 (star, Weiss et al. 2021)
| Name |
Value |
Errorbar |
Units |
R_TOI561 |
\(0.832\,R_\odot\) |
\(0.019\,R_\odot\) |
m |
M_TOI561 |
\(0.805\,M_\odot\) |
\(0.030\,M_\odot\) |
kg |
L_TOI561 |
\(0.522\,L_\odot\) |
\(0.017\,L_\odot\) |
W |
age_TOI561 |
\(10 \times 10^{9}\) |
\(3 \times 10^{9}\) |
yr |
TOI-561 b (planet, Brinkman et al. 2023)
| Name |
Value |
Errorbar |
Units |
R_TOI561b |
\(1.37\,R_\oplus\) |
\(0.04\,R_\oplus\) |
m |
M_TOI561b |
\(2.24\,M_\oplus\) |
\(0.20\,M_\oplus\) |
kg |
a_TOI561b |
\(0.0106\) |
\(0.0004\) |
au |