Statistical properties of exoplanets-II. Metallicity, orbital parameters, and space velocities

NC Santos, G Israelian, M Mayor, R Rebolo… - Astronomy & …, 2003 - aanda.org
In this article we present a detailed spectroscopic analysis of more than 50 extra-solar planet
host stars. Stellar atmospheric parameters and metallicities are derived using high …

Spectroscopic [Fe/H] for 98 extra-solar planet-host stars-Exploring the probability of planet formation

NC Santos, G Israelian, M Mayor - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2004 - aanda.org
We present stellar parameters and metallicities, obtained from a detailed spectroscopic
analysis, for a large sample of 98 stars known to be orbited by planetary mass companions …

Statistical properties of exoplanets-III. Planet properties and stellar multiplicity

A Eggenberger, S Udry, M Mayor - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2004 - aanda.org
Among the hundred or so extrasolar planets discovered to date, 19 are orbiting a component
of a double or multiple star system. In this paper, we discuss the properties of these planets …

The HARPS search for southern extrasolar planets-XXV. Results from the metal-poor sample

NC Santos, M Mayor, X Bonfils, X Dumusque… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Searching for extrasolar planets around stars of different metallicity may provide strong
constraints to the models of planet formation and evolution. In this paper we present the …

Spectroscopic metallicities for planet-host stars: Extending the samples

NC Santos, G Israelian, M Mayor, JP Bento… - Astronomy & …, 2005 - aanda.org
We present stellar parameters and metallicities for 29 planet-host stars, as well as for a large
volume-limited sample of 53 stars not known to be orbited by any planetary-mass …

The abundance distribution of stars with planets

JC Bond, CG Tinney, RP Butler… - Monthly Notices of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We present the results of a uniform, high-precision spectroscopic metallicity study of 136 G-
type stars from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search, 20 of which are known to harbour …

Four new planets around giant stars and the mass-metallicity correlation of planet-hosting stars

MI Jones, JS Jenkins, R Brahm, RA Wittenmyer… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. Exoplanet searches have revealed interesting correlations between the stellar
properties and the occurrence rate of planets. In particular, different independent surveys …

Observational evidence for two distinct giant planet populations

NC Santos, V Adibekyan, P Figueira… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. Analysis of the statistical properties of exoplanets, together with those of their host
stars, are providing a unique view into the process of planet formation and evolution. Aims …

Constraining planet structure from stellar chemistry: the cases of CoRoT-7, Kepler-10, and Kepler-93

NC Santos, V Adibekyan, C Mordasini, W Benz… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
Aims. We explore the possibility that the stellar relative abundances of different species can
be used to constrain the bulk abundances of known transiting rocky planets. Methods. We …

Improved parameters for extrasolar transiting planets

G Torres, JN Winn, MJ Holman - The Astrophysical Journal, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present refined values for the physical parameters of transiting exoplanets, based on a
self-consistent and uniform analysis of transit light curves and the observable properties of …