Exoplanet discoveries of recent years have provided a great deal of new data for studying
the bulk compositions of giant planets. Here we identify 47 transiting giant planets (20 M⊕< …

We investigate a population of transiting planets that receive relatively modest stellar
insolation, indicating equilibrium temperatures< 1000 K, and for which the heating …

The relationship between the compositions of giant planets and their host stars is of
fundamental interest in understanding planet formation. The solar system giant planets are …

Context. Nine extrasolar planets with masses between 110 and 430 are known to transit
their star. The knowledge of their masses and radii allows an estimate of their composition …

Correlations between stellar properties and the occurrence rate of exoplanets can be used
to inform the target selection of future planet-search efforts and provide valuable clues about …

The chemical composition of planetary atmospheres has long been thought to store
information regarding where and when a planet accretes its material. Predicting this …

Host star metallicities have been used to infer observational constraints on planet formation
throughout the history of the exoplanet field. The giant planet metallicity correlation has now …

We present the results for a chemical abundance analysis between planet-hosting and stars
without planets for 12 refractory elements for a total of 1111 nearby FGK dwarf stars …

We have recently carried out spectral synthesis modeling to determine T eff, log g, v sin i,
and [Fe/H] for 1040 FGK-type stars on the Keck, Lick, and Anglo-Australian Telescope planet …

The discovery of only a handful of exoplanets required establishing a correlation between
giant planet occurrence and metallicity of their host stars. More than 20 years have already …