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The composition of rocky exoplanets in the context of stars' composition provides important constraints to formation theories. In this study, we select a sample of exoplanets with mass and radius measurements with an uncertainty <25% and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 Mykhaylo Plotnykov , Diana Valencia

Context. Carbon, oxygen and nitrogen (CNO) are key elements in stellar formation and evolution, and their abundances should also have a significant impact on planetary formation and evolution. Aims. We present a detailed spectroscopic…

The study of chemical abundances in stars with planets is an important ingredient for the models of formation and evolution of planetary systems. In order to determine accurate abundances, it is crucial to have a reliable set of atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 L. Ghezzi , K. Cunha , F. X. de Araújo , V. V. Smith , S. Schuler , R. de la Reza

We have studied the volatile-to-refractory abundance ratios to investigate their possible relation with the low-mass planetary formation. We present a fully differential chemical abundance analysis using high-quality HARPS and UVES spectra…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 J. I. González Hernández , E. Delgado-Mena , S. G. Sousa , G. Israelian , N. C. Santos , V. Zh. Adibekyan , S. Udry

Aims. We present a detailed study of the Mg/Si and C/O ratios and their importance in determining the mineralogy of planetary companions. Methods. Using 499 solar-like stars from the HARPS sample, we determine C/O and Mg/Si elemental…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-20 L. Suárez-Andrés , G. Israelian , J. I. González Hernández , V. Zh. Adibekyan , E. Delgado Mena , N. C. Santos , S. G. Sousa

The positive correlation between planet detection rate and host star iron abundance lends strong support to the core accretion theory of planet formation. However, iron is not the most significant mass contributor to the cores of giant…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Erik Brugamyer , Sarah E. Dodson-Robinson , William D. Cochran , Christopher Sneden

[Abridged abstract] We have performed an abundance analysis for 176 F- and G- dwarfs of the Galactic thick disk component. Using accurate radial velocities combined with $Hipparcos$ astrometry, kinematics (U, V, and W) and Galactic orbital…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Bacham E. Reddy , David L. Lambert , Carlos Allende Prieto

[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

Chemical abundances of 26 metal-poor dwarfs and giants are determined from high-resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio spectra obtained with Subaru/HDS. The sample is selected so that most of the objects have outer-halo kinematics.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-18 Lan Zhang , Miho Ishigaki , Wako Aoki , Gang Zhao , Masashi Chiba

Context. Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are the most abundant elements throughout the universe, after hydrogen and helium. Studying these elements in low-metallicity stars can provide crucial information on the chemical composition in the…

We report the abundances of C, Na, Mg, Si, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, Ce, Nd, and Sm in 25 solar-type stars in the solar neighbourhood, and their correlations with ages, kinematics, and orbital parameters. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 R. da Silva , G. F. Porto de Mello , A. C. Milone , L. da Silva , L. S. Ribeiro , H. J. Rocha-Pinto

Mg/Si and Fe/Si ratios are important parameters that control the composition of rocky planets. In this work we applied non-LTE correction to the Mg and Si abundances of stars with and without planets to confirm/infirm our previous findings…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-04 V. Adibekyan , H. M. Goncalves da Silva , S. G. Sousa N. C. Santos , E. Delgado Mena , A. A. Hakobyan

Elemental abundances of Sun-like stars are crucial for understanding the detailed properties of their planets. However, measuring elemental abundances in M stars is challenging due to their faintness and pervasive molecular features in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-28 Haiyang S. Wang , Sascha P. Quanz , Suvrath Mahadevan , Morgan Deal

Abundances of C, O, and Fe are determined for F and G main-sequence stars in the solar neighborhood in order to study trends and systematic differences in the C/Fe, O/Fe, and C/O ratios for stellar populations. Carbon abundances are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-05 P. E. Nissen , Y. Q. Chen , L. Carigi , W. J. Schuster , G. Zhao

High-resolution, high-signal-to-noise (<S/N> = 85) spectra have been obtained for five stars -- CD-24:17504, CD-38:245, CS 22172-002, CS 22885-096, and CS 22949-037 -- having [Fe/H] < -3.5 according to previous lower S/N material. LTE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 John E. Norris , Sean G. Ryan , Timothy C. Beers

The chemical abundance of host stars plays a pivotal role in shaping the formation history of planetary systems, yet the influence of elements beyond iron remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the relationship between the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Ruisheng Zhang , Ji-Wei Xie , Mengrui Pan , Beibei Liu , Ji-Lin Zhou , Ji Wang , Haiyang S. Wang , Yapeng Zhang

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

By using the high-dispersion spectra of 14 bright planet-harboring stars (along with 4 reference stars) observed with the new coude echelle spectrograph at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, we investigated the abundances of volatile…

The correlation between host star iron abundance and the exoplanet occurrence rate is well-established and arrived at in several studies. Similar correlations may be present for the most abundant elements, such as carbon and oxygen, which…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-13 Athira Unni , Mayank Narang , Thirupathi Sivarani , Manoj Puravankara , Ravinder K Banyal , Arun Surya , S. P. Rajaguru , C. Swastik

We measure chemical abundances for over 20 elements of 15 N-rich field stars with high resolution ($R \sim 30000$) optical spectra. We find that Na, Mg, Al, Si, and Ca abundances of our N-rich field stars are mostly consistent with those of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-02 Jincheng Yu , Baitian Tang , J. G. Fernandez-Trincado , Douglas Geisler , Hongliang Yan , M. Soto