A Primer on the Carbon to Oxygen Ratio in context of Planet Formation

This entry was motivated by the following work:

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Burned to ashes: How the thermal decomposition of refractory organics in the inner protoplanetary disc impacts the gas-phase C/O ratio

The C/O ratio is ubiquitous when it comes to any sort of discussion on the chemistry of planet-forming environments. The origin of this metric lies in the sister field of exoplanetary science, specifically, exoplanetary atmospheres. Moses+2012

References

• J. I. Moses et al 2013 ApJ 763 25
• A. Houge et al 2025 A&A