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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