Published October 27, 1983
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Journal article
Isotopically anomalous nitrogen in primitive meteorites
- 1. Chicago Univ., IL (USA). Enrico Fermi Inst.
- 2. Bern Univ. (Switzerland). Physikalisches Inst.
- 3. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Dept. of Earth Sciences
Description
The extreme enrichments in 14N (up to 48%) found in acid resistant residues of the Allende and Murchison meteorites cannot be attainted by normal Solar System processes and must therefore be due to stellar nucleosynthesis. Consequently, the xenon component enriched in the heavy isotopes associated with the light nitrogen very probably was made by stellar nucleosynthesis rather than by fission of an extinct superheavy element. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 305
- Journal Issue
- 5937
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 767-770
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 15024169
- Subject category
- S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ISOTOPE EFFECTS; ISOTOPE RATIO; METEORITES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 14; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; ORIGIN; SOLAR SYSTEM EVOLUTION; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES; XENON
- Descriptors DEC
- ATMOSPHERES; DATA; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RARE GASES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS