Study of the impact of the post-MS evolution of the host star on the orbits of close-in planets. I. Sample definition and physical properties

M. I. Jones, J. S. Jenkins, P. Rojo +1

Context: To date, more than 30 planets have been discovered around giant stars, but only one of them has been found to be orbiting within 0.6 AU from the host star, in direct contr…