Bibcode
Spina, L.; Palla, F.; Randich, S.; Sacco, G.; Jeffries, R.; Magrini, L.; Franciosini, E.; Meyer, M. R.; Tautvaišienė, G.; Gilmore, G.; Alfaro, E. J.; Allende Prieto, C.; Bensby, T.; Bragaglia, A.; Flaccomio, E.; Koposov, S. E.; Lanzafame, A. C.; Costado, M. T.; Hourihane, A.; Lardo, C.; Lewis, J.; Monaco, L.; Morbidelli, L.; Sousa, S. G.; Worley, C. C.; Zaggia, S.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 582, id.L6, 5 pp.
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2015
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Description
It is well known that newly formed planetary systems undergo processes
of orbital reconfiguration and planetary migration. As a result, planets
or protoplanetary objects may accrete onto the central star, being fused
and mixed into its external layers. If the accreted mass is sufficiently
high and the star has a sufficiently thin convective envelope, such
events may result in a modification of the chemical composition of the
stellar photosphere in an observable way, enhancing it with elements
that were abundant in the accreted mass. The recent Gaia-ESO Survey
observations of the 10-20 Myr old Gamma Velorum cluster have enabled
identifying a star that is significantly enriched in iron with respect
to other cluster members. In this Letter we further investigate the
abundance pattern of this star, showing that its abundance anomaly is
not limited to iron, but is also present in the refractory elements,
whose overabundances are correlated with the condensation temperature.
This finding strongly supports the hypothesis of a recent accretion of
rocky material.
Based on observations made with the ESO/VLT, at Paranal Observatory,
under program 188.B-3002 (The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey).
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Chemical Abundances in Stars
Stellar spectroscopy allows us to determine the properties and chemical compositions of stars. From this information for stars of different ages in the Milky Way, it is possible to reconstruct the chemical evolution of the Galaxy, as well as the origin of the elements heavier than boron, created mainly in stellar interiors. It is also possible to
Carlos
Allende Prieto