Welcome to HELIOS v3.1

On this page you find the documentation for HELIOS, the radiative transfer code for exoplanetary atmospheres.

This documentation has been extensively revised for the new version 3 of HELIOS. If you find any new errors or inaccuracies, please send them to malik@umd.edu.

• About
• Requirements
  • Hardware
  • CUDA
  • Python
• Tutorial
  • Installation
    • Setting Up
    • Get HELIOS
    • Download Input Files
  • First Run
  • Use Different Chemistry
    • New Method
    • Old Method (still compatible)
  • Include More Opacities
  • Creating a Stellar Spectrum File
  • Using Pre-Tabulated kappa and c_p
  • Using Vertical Chemistry Profiles or On–the–fly Opacity Mixing
    • Scattering, Ions and CIA
  • Coupling to Photochemical Kinetics
  • Including Clouds
• Input Parameters
  • General Info
  • Parameter File
    • General
    • Grid
    • Iteration
    • Radiation
    • Opacity Mixing
    • Convective Adjustment
    • Stellar and Planetary Parameters
    • Clouds
    • Photochemical Kinetics Coupling
    • Advanced Settings
• Code Structure
  • Directories
  • Files
• ktable Program
  • General Info
    • Main Workflow
  • Parameter File
    • First Stage
    • Second Stage
  • Input Files Format
    • Individual Species File
    • Final Species File
  • ktable Code Structure
• License

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page