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Title: Evidence from stable isotopes and 10Be for solar system formation triggered by a low-mass supernova

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13639· OSTI ID:1413711
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  2. Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC (Australia); Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai (China)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

About 4.6 billion years ago, some event disturbed a cloud of gas and dust, triggering the gravitational collapse that led to the formation of the solar system. A core-collapse supernova, whose shock wave is capable of compressing such a cloud, is an obvious candidate for the initiating event. This hypothesis can be tested because supernovae also produce telltale patterns of short-lived radionuclides, which would be preserved today as isotopic anomalies. Previous studies of the forensic evidence have been inconclusive, finding a pattern of isotopes differing from that produced in conventional supernova models. Here we argue that these difficulties either do not arise or are mitigated if the initiating supernova was a special type, low in mass and explosion energy. Key to our conclusion is the demonstration that short-lived 10Be can be readily synthesized in such supernovae by neutrino interactions, while anomalies in stable isotopes are suppressed.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1413711
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 29 works
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