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A Search for $^{6}$Li in Stars with Planets

Astrophysics 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

Using very high-resolution (R\sim 125,000) and high quality (S/N \geq 350) spectra, we have searched for 6^{6}Li in stars hosting extra-solar planets. From detailed profile-fitting of the Li {\sc i} resonance line at 6707.7 \AA, we find no significant amount of 6^{6}Li relative to the 7^{7}Li for any of 8 planet bearing stars (6^{6}Li/7^{7}Li \leq 0.0 - 0.03) with a strong Li {\sc i} lines. In particular, we do not confirm the presence of 6^{6}Li with 6^{6}Li/7^{7}Li = 0.13 reported by Israelian et al.(2001) for HD 82943, a star with two known planets. Several of the 8 stars plus HD 219542 A, the planet-less primary of a binary, have been identified in the literature as possible recipients of accreted terrestrial material. For all of the planet-hosting stars and an additional 5 planet-less stars, we find no 6^{6}Li.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0205268,
  title  = {A Search for $^{6}$Li in Stars with Planets},
  author = {Bacham E. Reddy and David L. Lambert and Chris Laws and Guillermo Gonzalez and Kevin Covey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0205268},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Accepted for MNRAS, 18 pages (12 figures included)