Alkali lines at extreme densities and their impact on giant planet interior structure

arXiv:2608.26798 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-08-27 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-08-27

Updated: 2026-08-27

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• Abundance — 27× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 25× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 8× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Ab Initio — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Absorption Cross Section — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Phase Transitions — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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