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A correlation between the heavy element content of transiting extrasolar planets and the metallicity of their parent stars

Tristan Guillot, Nuno C. Santos, Frédéric Pont +3

Nine extrasolar planets with masses between 110 and 430M are known to transit their star. The knowledge of their masses and radii allows an estimate of their composition, but uncer…