4 papers
The Sun's chemical peculiarity: disentangling Galactic chemical evolution and planetary engulfment in solar twins
Mia Babatsikos, Fan Liu, Amanda Karakas +5
Recent observational studies have suggested that the Sun may be chemically peculiar relative to the majority of solar twins. Here, we re-analyse high-resolution, high signal-to-noi…
Planets Around Solar Twins/Analogs (PASTA) II: chemical abundances, systematic offsets, and clues to planet formation
Qinghui Sun, Chenyang Ji, Sharon Xuesong Wang +5
Context. Previous studies have suggested that the Sun is relatively depleted in refractory elements compared to other solar twins or analogs, potentially as a result of planet form…
Many Roads Lead to Lithium: Formation Pathways For Lithium-Rich Red Giants
Maryum Sayeed, Melissa K. Ness, Benjamin T. Montet +8
Stellar models predict that lithium (Li) inside a star is destroyed during the first dredge-up phase, yet 1.2% of red giant stars are Li-rich. We aim to uncover possible origins of…
A Compact, Coherent Representation of Stellar Surface Variation in the Spectral Domain
Lily L. Zhao, Megan E. Bedell, David W. Hogg +1
Time-varying inhomogeneities on stellar surfaces constitute one of the largest sources of radial velocity (RV) error for planet detection and characterization. We show that stellar…