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Title: Xenon in the protoplanetary disk (PPD-XE)

Journal Article · · The Astrophysical Journal. Letters
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  2. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL), F/H Area Analytical Labs.

Relationships among solar system Xe components as observed in the solar wind (SW), in planetary atmospheres and in meteorites are investigated using isotopic correlations. The term PPD-Xe is used for components inferred to have been present in the molecular cloud material that formed the protoplanetary disk (PPD). The evidence of the lack of simple relationships between terrestrial atmospheric Xe and solar or meteoritic components is confirmed. Xe isotopic correlations indicate a heterogeneous PPD composition with variable mixing ratios of the nucleosynthetic component Xe-HL. Solar Xe represents a bulk PPD component, and the isotopic abundances did not change from the time of incorporation into the interior of Mars, through times of regolith implantations to the present.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
OSTI ID:
1226217
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI-2015-00217
Journal Information:
The Astrophysical Journal. Letters, Vol. 806, Issue 2; ISSN 2041-8213
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
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