Trapped Xenon in Meteorites

Author

Dwarka D. Sabu
Edward W. Hennecke
Oliver Manuel, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Xenon in meteorites can be resolved into a mixture of component X and trapped xenon with the following composition,¹²⁴Xe:¹²⁶Xe: ¹²⁸ Xe: ¹³⁰Xe: ¹³¹Xe: ¹³²Xe: ¹³⁴Xe: ¹³⁶Xe = 0.0276: 0.0248: 0.501: 1.00: 5.04: 6.19: 2.31: 1.90. This trapped meteoritic xenon is distinct from xenon trapped in the average carbonaceous chondrite which is shown to represent the average composition of the total xenon in meteorites containing various mixtures of component X and trapped meteoritic xenon.

Recommended Citation

D. D. Sabu et al., "Trapped Xenon in Meteorites," Nature, vol. 251, pp. 21 - 24, Nature Publishing Group, Sep 1974.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/251021a0

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0028-0836

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1974 Nature Publishing Group, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 1974