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The exploration of carbon-to-oxygen ratios has yielded intriguing insights into the composition of close-in giant exoplanets, giving rise to a distinct classification: carbon-rich planets, characterized by a carbon-to-oxygen ratio $\ge$ 1…

The carbon to oxygen ratio in a protoplanetary disk can have a dramatic influence on the compositions of any terrestrial planets formed. In regions of high C/O, planets form primarily from carbonates and in regions of low C/O, the ratio of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 John M. Brewer , Debra A. Fischer

Due to their different nucleosynthetic origin, a stellar population produces oxygen (O) and iron (Fe) on different timescales and their relative abundance can deviate strongly from solar. Galaxy formation models should treat these elements…

We compare the planet-to-star mass-ratio distribution measured by gravitational microlensing to core accretion theory predictions from population synthesis models. The core accretion theory's runaway gas accretion process predicts a dearth…

We present carbon and oxygen abundances for 941 FGK stars-the largest such catalog to date. We find that planet-bearing systems are enriched in these elements. We self-consistently measure C/O, which is thought to play a key role in planet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-28 Erik A. Petigura , Geoffrey W. Marcy

Stars and their associated planets originate from the same cloud of gas and dust, making a star's elemental composition a valuable indicator for indirectly studying planetary compositions. While the connection between a star's iron (Fe)…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-26 Amílcar R. Torres-Quijano , Natalie R. Hinkel , Caleb H. Wheeler , Patrick A. Young , Luan Ghezzi , Augusto P. Baldo

[ABRIDGED]We study the carbon abundances with a twofold objective. On the one hand, we want to evaluate the behaviour of carbon in the context of Galactic chemical evolution. On the other hand, we focus on the possible dependence of carbon…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-01 E. Delgado Mena , V. Adibekyan , N. C. Santos , M. Tsantaki , J. I. González Hernández , S. G. Sousa , S. Bertrán de Lis

The accretion of icy and rocky solids during the formation of a gas giant planet is poorly constrained and challenging to model. Refractory species, like sulfur, are only present in solids in the protoplanetary disk where planets form.…

Relating planet formation to atmospheric composition has been a long-standing goal of the planetary science community. So far, most modeling studies have focused on predicting the enrichment of heavy elements and the C/O ratio in giant…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-02 Yayaati Chachan , Heather A. Knutson , Joshua Lothringer , Geoffrey A. Blake

A long and thorough investigation of chemical abundances of planet-hosting stars that lasted for more than a decade has finally beared fruit. We explore a sample of 148 solar-like stars to search for a possible correlation between the…

We have composed a sample of 68 massive stars in our galaxy whose projected rotational velocity, effective temperature and gravity are available from high-precision spectroscopic measurements. The additional seven observed variables…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Conny Aerts , Geert Molenberghs , Michael G. Kenward , Coralie Neiner

The fact that most extrasolar planets found to date are orbiting metal-rich stars lends credence to the core accretion mechanism of gas giant planet formation over its competitor, the disc instability mechanism. However, the core accretion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Pinotti , L. Arany-Prado , W. Lyra , G. F. Porto de Mello

The abundances of iron and oxygen are homogeneously determined in a sample of 523 nearby (d<150 pc) FGK disk and halo stars with metallicities in the range -1.5<[Fe/H]<0.5. The oxygen abundances were inferred from a restricted non-LTE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 I. Ramirez , C. Allende Prieto , D. L. Lambert

To understand giant planet formation, we need to focus on host stars close to $1.7\ \rm M_{\odot}$, where the occurrence rate of these planets is the highest. In this initial study, we carry out pebble-driven core accretion planet formation…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-30 Heather Johnston , Olja Panic , Beibei Liu

The formation of gas giant planets is assumed to be preceded by the emergence of solid cores in the conventional sequential-accretion paradigm. This hypothesis implies that the presence of earth-like planets can be inferred from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. L. Zhou , S. J. Aarseth , D. N. C. Lin , M. Nagasawa

We present the results for a chemical abundance analysis between planet-hosting and stars without planets for 12 refractory elements for a total of 1111 nearby FGK dwarf stars observed within the context of the HARPS GTO programs. Of these…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 V. Zh. Adibekyan , N. C. Santos , S. G. Sousa , G. Israelian , E. Delgado Mena , J. I. Gonzalez Hernandez , M. Mayor , C. Lovis , S. Udry

(Abridged) Tentative correlations between the presence of dusty debris discs and low-mass planets have been presented. In parallel, detailed chemical abundance studies have reported different trends between samples of planet and non-planet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. Maldonado , C. Eiroa , E. Villaver , B. Montesinos , A. Mora

It is already stated in the previous studies that the radius of the giant planets is affected by stellar irradiation. The confirmed relation between radius and incident flux depends on planetary mass intervals. In this study, we show that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 M. Yıldız , Z. Çelik Orhan , C. Kayhan , G. E. Turkoglu

Planets and their host stars form from the same cloud of gas and dust, so we assume that their chemical compositions are linked. However, a clear correlation between rocky planet interior properties and host star chemistry remains elusive…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-09 Aida Behmard , Casey L. Brinkman , Soichiro Hattori , Ryan A. Rubenzahl , Megan Bedell

The composition of rocky planets is strongly driven by the primordial materials in the protoplanetary disk, which can be inferred from the abundances of the host star. Understanding this compositional link is crucial for characterizing…