3 papers
astro-ph2005★ 51 cited
The age of the Galactic thin disk from Th/Eu nucleocosmochronology III. Extended sample
E. F. del Peloso, L. da Silva, G. F. Porto de Mello +1
The first determination of the age of the Galactic thin disk from Th/Eu nucleocosmochronology was accomplished by us in Papers I and II. The present work aimed at reducing the age…
astro-ph2005★ 20 cited
A Link Between the Semi-Major Axis of Extrasolar Gas Giant Planets and Stellar Metallicity
R. Pinotti, L. Arany-Prado, W. Lyra +1
The fact that most extrasolar planets found to date are orbiting metal-rich stars lends credence to the core accretion mechanism of gas giant planet formation over its competitor,…
astro-ph2004★ 16 cited
The age of the Galactic thin disk from Th/Eu nucleocosmochronology II. Chronological analysis
E. F. del Peloso, L. da Silva, L. I. Arany-Prado
The purpose of this work is to resume investigation of Galactic thin disk dating using nucleocosmochronology with Th/Eu stellar abundance ratios, a theme absent from the literature…