Basic tools for modeling stellar and planetary atmospheres

Ivan Hubeny

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Abstract

Most popular computer codes for calculating model stellar and planetary atmospheres are briefly reviewed. A particular emphasis is devoted to our universal computer program Tlusty (model stellar atmospheres and accretion disks), CoolTlusty (a variant of Tlusty for computing model atmospheres of substellar-mass objects such as giant planets and brown dwarfs), and Synspec (an associated spectrum synthesis code). We show the highlights of actual applications of these codes which include extensive grids of fully line-blanketed non-LTE model atmospheres of O and B stars, and grids of model atmospheres of extrasolar giant planets and L and T dwarfs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFrom Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets
Subtitle of host publicationEssential Modeling Tools
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages221-228
Number of pages8
EditionS282
ISBN (Print)9781107019829
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS282
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • planets and satellites: general
  • radiative transfer
  • stars: atmospheres

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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