Published December 1, 1981 | Version v1
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Discovery of interstellar rubidium

Creators

  • 1. Department of Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

Description

We have discovered interstellar rubidium by observing the resonance line of Rb I at 7800 A toward zeta Oph. This is the heaviest element yet detected within the interstellar medium, and our detection of this element is important for understanding the history of nucleosynthesis in the solar neighborhood

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Volume
251
Journal Issue
1
Series
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Page Range
L43-L44
ISSN
0571-7248

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13682070
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; R PROCESS; RUBIDIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; METALS; SPACE; STAR EVOLUTION