The Peculiar Solar Composition and Its Possible Relation to Planet Formation

Melendez, Jorge; Asplund, Martin; Gustafsson, Bengt; Yong, David

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The Peculiar Solar Composition and Its Possible Relation to Planet Formation

Date

2009

Authors

Melendez, Jorge

Asplund, Martin

Gustafsson, Bengt

Yong, David

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

We have conducted a differential elemental abundance analysis of unprecedented accuracy (∼0.01 dex) of the Sun relative to 11 solar twins from the Hipparcos catalog and 10 solar analogs from planet searches. We find that the Sun shows a characteristic s