Bibcode
Adibekyan, V. Zh.; Gonzalez Hernandez, J. I.; Delgado Mena, E.; Sousa, S. G.; Santos, N. C.; Israelian, G.; Figueira, P.; Bertran de Lis, S.
Referencia bibliográfica
18th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, Proceedings of the conference held at Lowell Observatory, 8-14 June, 2014. Edited by G. van Belle and H.C. Harris., pp.789-795
Fecha de publicación:
1
2015
Número de citas
1
Número de citas referidas
1
Descripción
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 slopes of the abundance trends versus
condensation temperature (known as the T_{c} slope) both with stellar
parameters and Galactic orbital parameters in order to understand the
nature of the peculiar chemical signatures of these stars and the
possible connection with planet formation. We find that the T_{c} slope
correlates at a significant level (at more than 4σ) with the
stellar age and the stellar surface gravity. We also find tentative
evidence that the T_{c} slope correlates with the mean galactocentric
distance of the stars (R_{mean}), suggesting that stars that originated
in the inner Galaxy have fewer refractory elements relative to the
volatile ones. We found that the chemical ``peculiarities'' (small
refractory-to-volatile ratio) of planet-hosting stars is merely a
reflection of their older age and their inner Galaxy origin. We conclude
that the stellar age and probably Galactic birth place are key to
establish the abundances of some specific elements.