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Lithium in other Suns: no connection between stars and planets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2010

Jorge Meléndez ,
Iván Ramírez ,
Martin Asplund  and
Patrick Baumann
Jorge Meléndez
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrofísica, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Estrelas, 4150-762 Porto, Portugal email: [email protected]
Iván Ramírez
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany
Martin Asplund
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany
Patrick Baumann
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany
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Abstract

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An unbiased sample of solar twins shows that the Sun has a normal Li abundance for its age and that a low Li abundance does not imply the presence of planets. We find a tight correlation between Li and age, which holds for all stars analyzed in our sample: solar twins, stars with and without detected giant planets, and stars that may host terrestrial planets.

Keywords

Sun: abundances – stars: abundancesplanetary systems
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S268: Light Elements in the Universe , November 2009 , pp. 341 - 342
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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