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Abundances in stars with exoplanets

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Extensive spectroscopic studies of stars with and without planets have concluded that stars hosting planets are significantly more metal-rich than those without planets. More subtle trends of different chemical elements begin to appear as the number of detected extrasolar planetary systems continues to grow. I review our current knowledge concerning the observed abundance trends of various chemical elements in stars with exoplanets and their possible implications.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0310377,
  title  = {Abundances in stars with exoplanets},
  author = {Garik Israelian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0310377},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, 6 figures, to appear in IAU Symposium 219: Stars as Suns, Activity, Evolution and Planets, eds: A. K. Dupree and A. Benz