Isotopes of Tellurium, Xenon and Krypton in Allende Meteorite Retain Record of Nucleosynthesis

Author

Robert V. Ballad
L. L. Oliver
R. G. Downing
Oliver Manuel, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Various mixtures of r-, p- and s-nucleosynthesis products have been observed in the isotopes of tellurium, xenon and krypton extracted from mineral separates of the Allende meteorite. The presence of several isotopically distinct components in these high Z elements and the close association of isotopically normal low Z elements with particular isotopes of the high Z elements suggest that our Solar System may have formed directly from the debris of a single precursor star, approximately concentric with the present Sun.

Recommended Citation

R. V. Ballad et al., "Isotopes of Tellurium, Xenon and Krypton in Allende Meteorite Retain Record of Nucleosynthesis," Nature, vol. 277, pp. 615 - 620, Nature Publishing Group, Feb 1979.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/277615a0

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0028-0836

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

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English

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© 1979 Nature Publishing Group, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 1979