Europlanet Science Congress 2022
Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Spain
18 – 23 September 2022
Europlanet Science Congress 2022
Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Spain
18 September – 23 September 2022
EPSC Abstracts
Vol. 16, EPSC2022-488, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-488
Europlanet Science Congress 2022
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Connecting Stellar Abundance with Element Volatility & Rocky Planet Composition

Anina Timmermann1, Ansgar Reiners1, Andreas Pack2, and Yutong Shan3
Anina Timmermann et al.
  • 1Institut für Astrophysik und Geophysik, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany (t.timmermann@stud.uni-goettingen.de)
  • 2Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
  • 3Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

The formation and main element composition of rocky planets can be simulated as equilibrium condensation of the most common species in a protoplanetary disk with parameterized abundance patterns. We have developed an open access python code to perform condensation simulations based on a Gibbs free energy minimisation including thermochemical and stellar abundance databases. Our main objective was to provide a code that is easy to use, adapt, and expand. With our code, we simulated condensation for a representative selection of F, G and K stars. We analysed the influence of stellar abundance patterns and specific element ratios on the equilibrium chemistry in the protoplanetary disk. I will present our results about the connection between stellar elemental abundance patterns, volatility of elements, and planet composition. We found significant variations in condensation temperatures and planetary bulk compositions even for the conservative parameter range of 0.1 < C/O < 0.8, challenging previous assumptions regarding the general consistency of disk chemistry in low to medium C-systems. Our simulations show that the combined differences in various element ratios and overall metallicity of the system have an intricate effect on the condensation behaviour of solid phases. We systematise these effects in an effort to enable cursory estimations of planetary compositions.

How to cite: Timmermann, A., Reiners, A., Pack, A., and Shan, Y.: Connecting Stellar Abundance with Element Volatility & Rocky Planet Composition, Europlanet Science Congress 2022, Granada, Spain, 18–23 Sep 2022, EPSC2022-488, https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2022-488, 2022.

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