Measurements of the Isotopic Ratio 6Li/7Li in Stars with Planets

High-resolution (R = 143,000), high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N = 700-1100) Gemini-S bench-mounted High-Resolution Optical Spectrograph spectra have been analyzed in a search for 6Li in five stars which host extrasolar planets. The presence of detectable amounts of 6Li in these mature, solar-type stars is a good monitor of accretion of planetary disk material, or solid bodies themselves, into the outer layers of the parent stars. Detailed profile fitting of the Li I resonance doublet at lambda 6707.8 A reveals no detectable amounts of 6Li in any star in our sample. The list of stars analyzed includes HD 82943 for which 6Li has been previously detected at the level of 6Li/7Li = 0.05 - 0.02. The typical limits in the derived isotopic fraction are 6Li/7Li