Metal Pollution in Sun-like Stars from Destruction of Ultra–short-period Planets

Chemical evidence indicates that an appreciable fraction of Sun-like stars have engulfed rocky planets during their main-sequence lifetimes. We investigate whether the tidal evolution and destruction of ultra–short-period planets (USPs) can explain this phenomenon. We develop a simple parameterized...

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Main Authors: Christopher E. O’Connor, Dong Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ada1ce
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