Reflation: redox-driven atmospheric inflation as tracer of super-Earth geochemistry

arXiv:2607.13793 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-07-15 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-07-15

Updated: 2026-07-15

Comments: Accepted for publication at Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL)

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