The Role of Formation Location in Shaping Sulfur-, Nitrogen-, and Carbon-Bearing Species in Super-Earth and Sub-Neptune Atmospheres

arXiv:2605.15170 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-05-14 · Read on arXiv

Aaron Werlen, Remo Burn, Caroline Dorn, Lukas Felix, Annika Salmi

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Submitted: 2026-05-14

Comments: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

Code: https://github.com/magmasource/alphaMELTS

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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