Chemical composition of planetary hosts: C, N, and -element abundances
arXiv:2410.07100 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202451889
Abstract
Accurate atmospheric parameters and chemical composition of planet-hosting stars are crucial for characterising exoplanets and understanding their formation and evolution. Our objective is to uniformly determine the atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and the -elements, magnesium and silicon, along with C/O, N/O and Mg/Si abundance ratios in planet-hosts. We aim to investigate the potential links between stellar chemistry and the presence of planets using high-resolution spectra of 149 F, G, and K dwarf and giant stars hosting planets or planetary systems. The spectra were obtained with the Vilnius University Echelle Spectrograph on the 1.65 m Molėtai Observatory telescope. Stellar parameters were determined through standard analysis using equivalent widths and one-dimensional, plane-parallel model atmospheres calculated under the assumption of local thermodynamical equilibrium. The differential synthetic spectrum method was used to uniformly determine carbon C(C2), nitrogen N(CN), oxygen [O I], magnesium Mg I, and silicon Si I elemental abundances as well as the C/O, N/O, and Mg/Si ratios. We found that [C/Fe], [O/Fe], and [Mg/Fe] are lower in metal-rich dwarf hosts; whereas [N/Fe] is close to the Solar ratio. Giants show smaller scatter in [C/Fe] and [O/Fe] and lower than the Solar average [C/Fe] and C/O ratios. The (C+N+O) abundances increase with [Fe/H] in giant stars, with a minimal scatter. We also noted an overabundance of Mg and Si in planet hosting stars, particularly at lower metallicities, and a lower Mg/Si ratio in stars with planets. In giants hosting high-mass planets, nitrogen shows a moderate positive relationship with planet mass. C/O and N/O ratios show moderate negative and positive slopes in giant stars, respectively. The Mg/Si ratio shows a negative correlation with planet mass across the entire stellar sample.
17 pages, 16 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics on 18 September 2024
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