Gas-phase mean opacities for varying [M/H], N/O and C/O

Ch. Helling, W. Lucas

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Abstract

We present a set of gas-phase Planck mean and Rosseland mean opacity tables applicable for simulations of star and planet formation, stellar evolution and disc modelling at various metallicities in hydrogen-rich environments. The tables are calculated for gas temperatures between 1000 and 10 000 K and total hydrogen number densities between 10(2) and 10(17) cm(-3). The carbon-to-oxygen ratio is varied from 0.43 to well above 2.0, the nitrogen-to-oxygen ratio between 0.14 and 100.0. The tables are calculated for a range of metallicities down to [M/H]' = log N-M/N-H = -7.0. We demonstrate how the mean opacities and the abundances of the opacity species vary with C/O, N/O and [M/H]'. We use the element abundances from Grevesse et al., and we provide additional tables for the oxygen abundance value from Caffau et al. All tables will be available online at http://star-www.st-and.ac.uk/similar to ch80/datasources.html.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)985-994
Number of pages10
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume398
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Sept 2009

Keywords

  • molecular data
  • radiative transfer
  • methods: numerical
  • stars: formation
  • planetary systems: protoplanetary discs
  • DUST-DRIVEN WINDS
  • MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPIC DATABASE
  • COLLISION-INDUCED ABSORPTION
  • DYNAMIC-MODEL ATMOSPHERES
  • RICH AGB STARS
  • STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
  • LINE LIST
  • CARBON STARS
  • AB-INITIO
  • MASS-LOSS

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