Bibcode
Ecuvillon, A.; Israelian, G.; Santos, N. C.; Mayor, M.; Gilli, G.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 449, Issue 2, April II 2006, pp.809-816
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2006
Journal
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Description
We present the [ X/H] trends as a function of the elemental condensation
temperature TC in 88 planet host stars and in a
volume-limited comparison sample of 33 dwarfs without detected planetary
companions. We gathered homogeneous abundance results for many volatile
and refractory elements spanning a wide range of T_C, from a few dozen
to several hundred kelvin. We investigate possible anomalous trends of
planet hosts with respect to comparison sample stars to detect evidence
of possible pollution events. No significant differences are found in
the behaviour of stars with and without planets. This is consistent with
a "primordial" origin of the metal excess in planet host stars. However,
a subgroup of 5 planet host and 1 comparison sample stars stands out as
having particularly high [ X/H] vs. TC slopes.