36 research outputs found
High-precision analysis of binary stars with planets. I. Searching for condensation temperature trends in the HD 106515 system
We explore the probable chemical signature of planet formation in the
remarkable binary system HD 106515. The A star hosts a massive long-period
planet with 9 MJup detected by radial velocity. We also refine stellar and
planetary parameters by using non-solar-scaled opacities when modeling the
stars. Methods. We carried out a simultaneous determination of stellar
parameters and abundances, by applying for the first time non-solar-scaled
opacities in this binary system, in order to reach the highest possible
precision. Results. The stars A and B in the binary system HD 106515 do not
seem to be depleted in refractory elements, which is different when comparing
the Sun with solar-twins. Then, the terrestrial planet formation would have
been less efficient in the stars of this binary system. Together with HD
80606/7, this is the second binary system which does not seem to present a
(terrestrial) signature of planet formation, and hosting both systems an
eccentric giant planet. This is in agreement with numerical simulations, where
the early dynamical evolution of eccentric giant planets clear out most of the
possible terrestrial planets in the inner zone. We refined the stellar mass,
radius and age for both stars and found a notable difference of 78% in R
compared to previous works. We also refined the planet mass to mp sini = 9.08
+/- 0.20 MJup, which differs by 6% compared with literature. In addition, we
showed that the non-solar-scaled solution is not compatible with the classical
solar-scaled method, and some abundance differences are comparable to NLTE or
GCE effects specially when using the Sun as reference. Then, we encourage the
use of non-solar-scaled opacities in high-precision studies such as the
detection of Tc trends.[abridged]Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures, A&A accepted. arXiv admin note: text overlap
with arXiv:1507.0812
Experimental study of ceramic coatings on lower-density ceramic substrates
Abstract Adhesion and homogeneity of the coating-substrate were analyzed on the basis of the establishment of coating mineralogy. Substrate raw materials used were kaolin clay and a calcined alumina 4 µm; a series of higher density ceramic coatings were deposited using calcined aluminas 0.5 µm and 4 µm, silica fume, and talc. The dip coating technique was applied to all substrates and later sintered at 1300 ºC. Shrinkage and density of coatings mixtures and substrate were separately evaluated. X-ray diffraction was utilized to identify the crystalline phases present in the coatings, while optical and electron microscopy were employed for the structural characterization of the coatings. Coatings exhibited lower shrinkage compared to the substrate. Among the specimens that exhibited good adhesion, cracks were observed to extend parallel to the substrate surface. The presence of cristobalite on the coating indicated that the failure mechanism involved buckling. The crack dimension presented on the coating decreased after adding talc to the mixture
KELT-17: a chemically peculiar Am star and a hot-Jupiter planet
Context. The detection of planets orbiting chemically peculiar stars is very
scarcely known in the literature. Aims. To determine the detailed chemical
composition of the remarkable planet host star KELT-17. This object hosts a
hot-Jupiter planet with 1.31 MJup detected by transits, being one of the more
massive and rapidly rotating planet hosts to date. We aimed to derive a
complete chemical pattern for this star, in order to compare it with those of
chemically peculiar stars. Methods. We carried out a detailed abundance
determination in the planet host star KELT-17 via spectral synthesis. Stellar
parameters were estimated iteratively by fitting Balmer line profiles and
imposing the Fe ionization balance, using the program SYNTHE together with
plane-parallel ATLAS12 model atmospheres. Specific opacities for an arbitrary
composition and microturbulence velocity vmicro were calculated through the
Opacity Sampling (OS) method. The abundances were determined iteratively by
fitting synthetic spectra to metallic lines of 16 different chemical species
using the program SYNTHE. The complete chemical pattern of KELT-17 was compared
to the recently published average pattern of Am stars. We estimated the stellar
radius by two methods: a) comparing the synthetic spectral energy distribution
with the available photometric data and the Gaia parallax, and b) using a
Bayesian estimation of stellar parameters using stellar isochrones. Results. We
found overabundances of Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, and Ba, together
with subsolar values of Ca and Sc. Notably, the chemical pattern agrees with
those recently published of Am stars, being then KELT-17 the first exoplanet
host whose complete chemical pattern is unambiguously identified with this
class. The stellar radius derived by two different methods agrees to each other
and with those previously obtained in the literature.Comment: 5 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, A&A accepte
Elemental abundances differences in the massive planet-hosting wide binary HD 196067-68
It has been suggested that small chemical anomalies observed in
planet-hosting wide binary systems could be due to planet signatures, where the
role of the planetary mass is still unknown. We search for a possible planet
signature by analyzing the Tc trends in the remarkable binary system
HD196067-HD196068. At the moment, only HD196067 is known to host a planet which
is near the brown dwarf regime. We take advantage of the strong physical
similarity between both stars, which is crucial to achieving the highest
possible precision in stellar parameters and elemental chemical abundances.
This system gives us a unique opportunity to explore if a possible depletion of
refractories in a binary system could be inhibited by the presence of a massive
planet. We performed a line-by-line chemical differential study, employing the
non-solar-scaled opacities, in order to reach the highest precision in the
calculations. After differentially comparing both stars, HD196067 displays a
clear deficiency in refractory elements in the Tc plane, a lower iron content
(0.051 dex) and also a lower Li I content (0.14 dex) than its companion. In
addition, the differential abundances reveal a Tc trend. These targets
represent the first cases of an abundance difference around a binary system
hosting a super-Jupiter. Although we explored several scenarios to explain the
chemical anomalies, none of them can be entirely ruled out. Additional
monitoring of the system as well as studies of larger sample of wide binary
systems hosting massive planets, are needed to better understand the chemical
abundance trend observed in HD196067-68.Comment: 9 pages, six figures, three table
Experimental study of ceramic coatings on lower-density ceramic substrates
Adhesion and homogeneity of the coating-substrate were analyzed on the basis of the establishment of coating mineralogy. Substrate raw materials used were kaolin clay and a calcined alumina 4 μm; a series of higher density ceramic coatings were deposited using calcined aluminas 0.5 μm and 4 μm, silica fume, and talc. The dip coating technique was applied to all substrates and later sintered at 1300°C. Shrinkage and density of coatings mixtures and substrate were separately evaluated. X-ray diffraction was utilized to identify the crystalline phases present in the coatings, while optical and electron microscopy were employed for the structural characterization of the coatings. Coatings exhibited lower shrinkage compared to the substrate. Among the specimens that exhibited good adhesion, cracks were observed to extend parallel to the substrate surface. The presence of cristobalite on the coating indicated that the failure mechanism involved buckling. The crack dimension presented on the coating decreased after adding talc to the mixture.Fil: Torres, Camila Irene. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica; ArgentinaFil: Miquelarena, C. P.. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Tecnología de Recursos Minerales y Cerámica; ArgentinaFil: Bianchi, Gustavo Luis. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentin
Testing the accretion scenario of lambda Boo stars
Our aim is to test the accretion scenario of lambda Boo stars. This model
predicts that a binary system with two early-type stars passing through a
diffuse cloud should both display the same superficial peculiarity. We carried
out a detailed abundance determination of three multiple systems hosting a
candidate lambda Boo star: the remarkable triple system HD 15164/65/65C and the
binary systems HD 193256/281 and HD 198160/161. The abundance analysis of HD
15164/65/65C shows a clear lambda Boo object (HD 15165) and two objects with
near solar composition (HD 15164 and 15165C). Notably, the presence of a lambda
Boo star (HD 15165) together with a near solar early-type object (HD 15164) is
difficult to explain under the accretion scenario. Also, the solar-like
composition derived for the late-type star of the system (HD 15165C) could be
used, for the first time, as a proxy for the initial composition of the lambda
Boo stars. Then, by reviewing abundance analysis of all known binary systems
with candidate lambda Boo stars from literature and including the systems
analyzed here, we find no binary/multiple system having two clear "bonafide"
lambda Boo stars, as expected from the accretion scenario. The closer
candidates to show two lambda Boo-like stars are HD 84948, HD 171948 and HD
198160; however, in our opinion they show mild rather than clear lambda Boo
patterns. Our results brings little support to the accretion scenario. Then,
there is an urgent need of additional binary and multiple systemsto be analyzed
through a detailed abundance analysis.[abridged]Comment: A&A accepted, 14 pages, 9 Figures, 9 Table