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WASP-121b NIRISS SOSS eclipse chemical equilibrium retrieval results overview with (green) and without (dark blue) fitting for an albedo. Top left: retrieved day-side vertical temperature structure (1 and 2 σ contours) compared to the median TP profile inferred from NIRSpec G395H observations (Evans-Soma et al. 2025, dashed black line). While the temperature is generally above the VO (dashed dotted light grey line) and TiO2 (dotted dark grey line) condensation curves (Burrows & Sharp 1999) on the day-side, the colder night-side may allow for some titanium condensation. Top right: measured day-side brightness temperature of WASP-121b (black points) compared to the best fit atmospheric model from the chemical equilibrium retrieval with Ag fitted (solid green line). Opacity contribution from individual species and reflected light are shown in colour. Compared to when assuming Ag = 0 (Fig. 5, top-right panel), TiO is no longer necessary to match the data at shorter wavelengths when reflected light is considered. Bottom: from left to right, the log volatile metallicity, log refractory metallicity, log titanium metallicity, carbon-to-oxygen ratio, geometric albedo, and hotspot area scaling factor. Shown error bars are either 1 σ bounds or 3 σ upper limits. While [𝒱/H] and [ℛ/H] are always above the stellar (orange dashed line) and solar (turquoise dashed line) values, the inference of [Ti/H], the C/O ratio, and AHS depends on whether or not Ag is fitted. In particular, the model either needs reflected light and an albedo of
, or the combination of TiO and a slightly stronger temperature inversion to fit the spectrum. However, in both cases [Ti/H] is underabundant compared to other, less refractory metals.
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