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Reference Data

Mass-radius relations

The following curves serve as reference benchmarks for validating the Zalmoxis internal structure model under both rocky and water-rich configurations:

  • Earth-like rocky exoplanets, with a 32.5% Fe + 67.5% MgSiO3 composition, taken from Zeng et al., 2019

  • Water exoplanets, with a 50% Earth-like rocky core (32.5% Fe + 67.5% MgSiO3) and 50% water by mass at 300 K and surface pressure of 1 millibar

Seager EOS data

Zalmoxis makes use of the equation of state (EOS) data from Seager et al. (2007), which provide pressure-density relations for iron, silicate, and water ice. This data is automatically downloaded during the setup process (see Installation Step 4 of the installation guide).