Bibcode
Beirão, P.; Santos, N. C.; Israelian, G.; Mayor, M.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 438, Issue 1, July IV 2005, pp.251-256
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2005
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Description
We present Na, Mg and Al abundances in a set of 98 stars with known
giant planets, and in a comparison sample of 41 “single”
stars. The results show that the [X/H] abundances (with X = Na, Mg and
Al) are, on average, higher in stars with giant planets, a result
similar to the one found for iron. However, we did not find any strong
difference in the [X/Fe] ratios, for a fixed [Fe/H], between the two
samples of stars in the region where the samples overlap. The data was
used to study the Galactic chemical evolution trends for Na, Mg and Al
and to discuss the possible influence of planets on this evolution. The
results, similar to those obtained by other authors, show that the
[X/Fe] ratios all decrease as a function of metallicity up to solar
values. While for Mg and Al this trend then becomes relatively constant,
for Na we find indications of an upturn up to [Fe/H] values close to
0.25 dex. For metallicities above this value the [Na/Fe] becomes
constant.