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Testing planet formation theories with giant stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Luca Pasquini ,
M.P. Döllinger ,
A. Hatzes ,
J. Setiawan ,
L. Girardi ,
L. da Silva ,
J. R. de Medeiros  and
A. Weiss
Luca Pasquini
Affiliation:
ESO Garching, Germany email: lpasquin@eso.org, mdoellin@eso.org
M.P. Döllinger
Affiliation:
ESO Garching, Germany email: lpasquin@eso.org, mdoellin@eso.org
A. Hatzes
Affiliation:
Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautemburg, Germany email: artie@tls-tautenburg.de
J. Setiawan
Affiliation:
MPiA Heidelberg, Germany email: setiawan@mpia-hd.mpg.de
L. Girardi
Affiliation:
INAF-OaPD Padova, Italy email: leo.girardi@oapd.inaf.it
L. da Silva
Affiliation:
ON Rio de Janeiro, Brazil email: licio@on.br
J. R. de Medeiros
Affiliation:
UFRN Natal, Brazil email: renan@dfte.ufrn.br
A. Weiss
Affiliation:
MPA Garching, Germany email: weiss@mpa-garching.mpg.de
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Abstract

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Planet searches around evolved giant stars are bringing new insights to planet formation theories by virtue of the broader stellar mass range of the host stars compared to the solar-type stars that have been the subject of most current planet searches programs. These searches among giant stars are producing extremely interesting results. Contrary to main sequence stars planet-hosting giants do not show a tendency of being more metal rich. Even if limited, the statistics also suggest a higher frequency of giant planets (at least 10%) that are more massive compared to solar-type main sequence stars.

The interpretation of these results is not straightforward. We propose that the lack of a metallicity-planet connection among giant stars is due to pollution of the star while on the main sequence, followed by dillution during the giant phase. We also suggest that the higher mass and frequency of the planets are due to the higher stellar mass. Even if these results do not favor a specific formation scenario, they suggest that planetary formation might be more complex than what has been proposed so far, perhaps with two mechanisms at work and one or the other dominating according to the stellar mass. We finally stress as the detailed study of the host stars and of the parent sample is essential to derive firm conclusions.

Keywords

planetary systems: formationstars: abundancestars: fundamental parameters
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S249: Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics , October 2007 , pp. 209 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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