Bibcode
Delgado Mena, E.; Israelian, G.; González-Hernández, J. I.; Santos, N. C.; Rebolo, R.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 728, Issue 2, article id. 148 (2011).
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Description
We present new UVES spectra of a sample of 14 mostly cool unevolved
stars with planetary companions with the aim of studying possible
differences in Be abundance with respect to stars without detected
planets. We determine Be abundances for these stars that show an
increase in Be depletion as we move to lower temperatures. We carry out
a differential analysis of spectra of analog stars with and without
planets to establish a possible difference in Be content. While for hot
stars no measurable difference is found in Be, for the only cool (T
eff~ 5000 K) planet-host star with several analogs in the
sample we find enhanced Be depletion by 0.25 dex. This is a first
indication that the extra-depletion of Li in solar-type stars with
planets may also happen for Be, but shifted toward lower temperatures (T
eff < 5500 K) due to the depth of the convective
envelopes. The processes that take place in the formation of planetary
systems may affect the mixing of material inside their host stars and
hence the abundances of light elements.
Based on observations made with UVES at VLT Kueyen 8.2 m telescope at
the European Southern Observatory (Cerro Paranal, Chile) in program
75.D-0453A.
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