diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission.C
index 49d23cc84af87bb7d0e15b3c6bda5aa5065cc606..d1a924ad11e0aea8585b03ad672f793fb4808b0c 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission/greyMeanAbsorptionEmission.C
@@ -284,24 +284,7 @@ Foam::radiation::greyMeanAbsorptionEmission::aCont(const label bandI) const
 Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::radiation::greyMeanAbsorptionEmission::eCont(const label bandI) const
 {
-    tmp<volScalarField> e
-    (
-        new volScalarField
-        (
-            IOobject
-            (
-                "eCont" + name(bandI),
-                mesh().time().timeName(),
-                mesh(),
-                IOobject::NO_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE
-            ),
-            mesh(),
-            dimensionedScalar("e", dimless/dimLength, 0.0)
-        )
-    );
-
-    return e;
+   return aCont(bandI);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/wideBandAbsorptionEmission/wideBandAbsorptionEmission.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/wideBandAbsorptionEmission/wideBandAbsorptionEmission.C
index c2640f402aa7ff36ea5d0dc169ce2d554a64f596..dcaf7f01f60953fc0cae13736c5ef8cd88870cc3 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/wideBandAbsorptionEmission/wideBandAbsorptionEmission.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/submodels/absorptionEmissionModel/wideBandAbsorptionEmission/wideBandAbsorptionEmission.C
@@ -231,24 +231,7 @@ Foam::radiation::wideBandAbsorptionEmission::aCont(const label bandI) const
 Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::radiation::wideBandAbsorptionEmission::eCont(const label bandI) const
 {
-    tmp<volScalarField> e
-    (
-        new volScalarField
-        (
-            IOobject
-            (
-                "e",
-                mesh().time().timeName(),
-                mesh(),
-                IOobject::NO_READ,
-                IOobject::NO_WRITE
-            ),
-            mesh(),
-            dimensionedScalar("e", dimless/dimLength, 0.0)
-        )
-    );
-
-    return e;
+    return aCont(bandI);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/oppositeBurningPanels/constant/radiationProperties b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/oppositeBurningPanels/constant/radiationProperties
index 3282b1b075d14120d48ea67434a2888d8f93da05..ca98125036afe50f9646de87cbc321e80a75deea 100644
--- a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/oppositeBurningPanels/constant/radiationProperties
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/oppositeBurningPanels/constant/radiationProperties
@@ -137,6 +137,61 @@ greyMeanAbsorptionEmissionCoeffs
         );
     }
 
+    O2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    N2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
 }
 
 scatterModel    constantScatter;
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/radiationProperties b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/radiationProperties
index 54fb40ca34c29f6820dbafd3486b8904ccaa1e35..f9ff27414ec2bf0bffa56fa2275fca570cb3cf99 100644
--- a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/radiationProperties
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/radiationProperties
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ absorptionEmissionModel greyMeanAbsorptionEmission;
 constantAbsorptionEmissionCoeffs
 {
     a               a [ 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 ] 0.01;
-    e               e [ 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 ] 0;
+    e               e [ 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 ] 0.01;
     E               E [ 1 -1 -3 0 0 0 0 ] 0;
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +134,61 @@ greyMeanAbsorptionEmissionCoeffs
             0
         );
     }
+
+    O2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    N2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 scatterModel    constantScatter;
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/constant/radiationProperties b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/constant/radiationProperties
index 05fda138af0cde9ce9f691bd7f116bbaab17a47d..60bbcc81c487724625338e2707e0d61fa4e7c816 100644
--- a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/constant/radiationProperties
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/constant/radiationProperties
@@ -135,6 +135,61 @@ greyMeanAbsorptionEmissionCoeffs
             0
         );
     }
+
+    O2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    N2
+    {
+        Tcommon         300;
+        invTemp         true;
+        Tlow            200;
+        Thigh           2500;
+
+        loTcoeffs
+        (
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+        hiTcoeffs
+        (
+            0.1
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+            0
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 scatterModel    constantScatter;