Shellspec39 -- a tool for modelling the spectra, light curves, and images of interacting binaries and exoplanets

TL;DR

Shellspec39 is a computational tool that models spectra, light curves, and images of interacting binaries and exoplanets by solving radiative transfer in 3D moving media, integrating various observational techniques.

Contribution

It introduces Shellspec39, a versatile code that combines radiative transfer with models like Roche and TLUSTY for detailed analysis of binary stars and exoplanets.

Findings

Successfully models spectra and light curves of binaries and exoplanets.

Integrates with Doppler tomography and interferometry.

Analyzes observational data with improved accuracy.

Abstract

Program SHELLSPEC is designed to calculate light curves, spectra, and images of interacting binaries and extra-solar planets immersed in a moving gaseous or dusty circumstellar matter. It solves simple radiative transfer along the line of sight in 3D moving media. The Roche model and synthetic spectra from the stellar atmosphere models such as TLUSTY from Ivan Hubeny can be used as a boundary condition for the radiative transfer. The latest publicly available version is Shellspec39. The code has been combined with other methods such as Doppler tomography and interferometry and used to analyze spectroscopic, photometric, and interferometric observations of binary stars and transiting exoplanets. A few examples are briefly mentioned.