Bibcode
Sousa, S. G.; Santos, N. C.; Mayor, M.; Udry, S.; Casagrande, L.; Israelian, G.; Pepe, F.; Queloz, D.; Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G.
Bibliographical reference
COOL STARS, STELLAR SYSTEMS AND THE SUN: Proceedings of the 15th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1094, pp. 477-480 (2009).
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Description
We present a catalogue with accurate stellar parameters for the 451
stars that compose the HARPS Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) ``high
precision'' sample. We use our results, together with the others found
in the literature, to study the metallicity-planet correlation, namely
for very low mass planets. The results presented here suggests that
contrarily to their jovian couterparts, neptune-like planets do not form
preferentially around metal-rich stars. The ratio of jupiter-to-neptunes
is also an increasing function of stellar metallicity. These results are
discussed in the context of the core-accretion model for planet
formation.