Planet

class retrieval.Planet(mass, radius, pressure, mu)[source] [edit on github]

Bases: object

Properties of an exoplanet.

Parameters
massQuantity

Mass of the transiting planet

radiusQuantity

Radius of the transiting planet

pressureQuantity

Pressure level probed in transmission

muQuantity

Mean molecular weight of the atmosphere

Methods Summary

transit_depth(self, temperature[, rstar])

Compute the transit depth with wavelength at temperature.

Methods Documentation

transit_depth(self, temperature, rstar=<Quantity 1. solRad>)[source] [edit on github]

Compute the transit depth with wavelength at temperature.

Parameters
temperatureQuantity

Temperature of the atmosphere observed in transmission

rstarQuantity

Radius of the star, used to compute the ratio of the planet-to-star radius. Default is one solar radius.

Returns
spSpectrum

Transit depth spectrum