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Presolar Grains in Meteorites
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How do we study presolar grains?
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Presolar Grains in Meteorites
How do we identify presolar grains?
What types of presolar grains are known?
How do we study presolar grains?
What can we learn from presolar grains?
Presolar grain links
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Presolar grain links
WWW articles/pages:
Washington University's presolar grain page
D. D. Clayton's article from
Planetary Science Research Discoveries
Maria Lugaro's presolar SiC page
Angela Speck's WWW page
Online research articles (most recent first, may require access to online journals):
Amari, S., et al.
Presolar SIC Grains of Type Y: Origin from Low-Metallicity Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
, 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 546: pp. 248-266.
Hoppe, P. et al.
Isotopic properties of silicon carbide X grains from the Murchison meteorite in the size range 0.5-1.5 micrometers
, 2000, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 35, pp 1157-1176.
Amari, S., Zinner, E. and Lewis, R. S.,
Isotopic compositions of different presolar SiC size fractions from the Murchison meteorite
, 2000, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 35, pp.997-1014
Mowlavi, N. and Meynet, G.,
Aluminum 26 production in asymptotic giant branch stars
, 2000, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 361, pp. 959-976
Lugaro, M., et al.
Si Isotopic Ratios in Mainstream Presolar SiC Grains Revisited
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 527: pp. 369-394.
Nittler, L. R. & Alexander , C. M. O'D.
Can stellar dynamics explain the metallicity distributions of presolar grains?
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 5526: pp. 249-256
Choi, B. -G., Wasserburg, G. J. & Huss, G. R.,
Circumstellar Hibonite and Corundum and Nucleosynthesis in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 522, pp. L133-L136.
Alexander , C. M. O'D. & Nittler, L. R.,
The Galactic Evolution of SI, TI, and O Isotopic Ratios
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 519, pp. 222-235.
Speck, A. K., Hofmeister, A. M. & Barlow, M. J.,
The SIC Problem: Astronomical and Meteoritic Evidence
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 513, Issue 1, pp. L87-L90.
Clayton, D. D., Liu, W. & Dalgarno, A.
Condensation of Carbon in Radioactive Supernova Gas
, 1999, Science, vol. 283: 1290-1292.
Qian, Y. -Z., Vogel, P. & Wasserburg, G. J.,
Neutrino Fluence after r-Process Freezeout and Abundances of TE Isotopes in Presolar Diamonds
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 513, Issue 2, pp. 956-960.
Chigai, T. , Yamamoto, T. & Kozasa, T. ,
Formation Conditions of Presolar TIC Core-Graphite Mantle Spherules in the Murchison Meteorite
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 510, Issue 2, pp. 999-1010.
Travaglio, C. , et al.,
Low-Density Graphite Grains and Mixing in Type II Supernovae
, 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 510, Issue 1, pp. 325-354.
Nicolussi, G. K., et al.,
Strontium Isotopic Composition in Individual Circumstellar Silicon Carbide Grains: A Record of s-Process Nucleosynthesis
, 1998, Physical Review Letters, Volume 81, Issue 17, pp. 3583-3586
Nicolussi, G. K., et al.,
Zirconium and Molybdenum in Individual Circumstellar Graphite Grains: New Isotopic Data on the Nucleosynthesis of Heavy Elements
, 1998, Astrophysical Journal v.504, p.492
Choi, B.-G., Huss, G. R. & Wasserburg, G. J.,
Presolar Corundum and Spinel in Ordinary Chondrites: Origins from AGB Stars and a Supernova
, 1998, Science, vol. 282: 1284-1289.
Zinner, E. ,
Stellar Nucleosynthesis and the Isotopic Composition of Presolar Grains from Primitive Meteorites
, 1998, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Volume 26, pp. 147-188.
Verchovsky, A. B. et al.,
C, N, and Noble Gas Isotopes in Grain Size Separates of Presolar Diamonds from Efremovka
, 1998, Science, vol. 281: 1165-1168.
Andersen, A. C., et al.,
Spectral features of presolar diamonds in the laboratory and in carbon star atmospheres
, 1998, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.330, p.1080-1090 (1998)
Russell, S. S., et al.,
Presolar silicon carbide from the Indarch (EH4) meteorite: Comparison with SiC populations from other meteorite classes
, 1997, Meteoritics, vol. 32, pages 719-732
Nicolussi, G. K., et al.,
s-Process Zirconium in Presolar Silicon Carbide Grains
, 1997, Science, vol. 277: 1281-1284.
Hoppe, P., et al.,
Meteoritic Silicon Carbide Grains with Unusual Si Isotopic Compositions: Evidence for an Origin in Low-Mass, Low-Metallicity Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
, 1997, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.487, p.L101
Clayton, D. D., et al.,
Type X Silicon Carbide Presolar Grains: Type Ia Supernovae Condensates?
, 1997, Astrophysical Journal v.486, p.824
Nittler, L. R., et al.,
Stellar Sapphires: The Properties and Origins of Presolar Al2O3 in Meteorites
, 1997, Astrophysical Journal v.483, p.475
Timmes, F. X. & Clayton, D. D.,
Galactic Evolution of Silicon Isotopes: Application to Presolar SiC Grains from Meteorites
, 1996, Astrophysical Journal v.472, p.723
Bernatowicz, T. J., et al.,
Constraints on Stellar Grain Formation from Presolar Graphite in the Murchison Meteorite
, 1996, Astrophysical Journal v.472, p.760
Amari, S. , Zinner, E. & Lewis, R. S.,
41Ca in Presolar Graphite of Supernova Origin
, 1996, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.470, p.L101
Sandford, S. A.,
The inventory of interstellar materials available for the formation of the solar system
, 1996, Meteoritics, vol. 31, pages 449-476.
Nittler, L. R., et al.,
Extinct 44Ti in Presolar Graphite and SiC: Proof of a Supernova Origin
, 1996, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.462, p.L31
Koike, C. , et al.,
The infrared spectra of diamond-like residues from the Allende meteorite
, 1995, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 277, Issue 3, pp. 986-994.
Nittler, L. R., et al.,
Silicon Nitride from Supernovae
, 1995, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.453, p.L25
Amari, S. , Zinner, E. & Lewis, R. S.,
Large 18O Excesses in Circumstellar Graphite Grains from the Murchison Meteorite: Indication of a Massive-Star Origin
, 1995, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.447, p.L147
Boothroyd, A. I., Sackmann, I. -J. & Wasserburg, G. J.,
Hot bottom burning in asymptotic giant branch stars and its effect on oxygen isotopic abundances
, 1995, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 442, no. 1, p. L21-L24
Gallino, R. , et al.,
The puzzle of silicon, titanium, and magnesium anomalies in meteoritic silicon carbide grains
, 8/1994, The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, no. 2, pt. 1, p. 858-869
Hoppe, P. , et al.,
Carbon, nitrogen, magnesium, silicon, and titanium isotopic compositions of single interstellar silicon carbide grains from the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite
, 8/1994, The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, no. 2, pt. 1, p. 870-890
Boothroyd, A. I., Sackmann, I. -J. 430 & Wasserburg, G. J.,
Predictions of oxygen isotope ratios in stars and of oxygen-rich interstellar grains in meteorites
, 1994, The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, no. 1, p. L77-L80
Huss, G. R., et al.,
Oxygen isotopes in circumstellar Al203 grains from meteorites and stellar nucleosynthesis
, 1994, The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, no. 1, p. L81-L84
Anders, E. & Zinner, E. ,
Interstellar grains in primitive meteorites - Diamond, silicon carbide, and graphite
, 1993, Meteoritics, vol. 28, no. 4, p. 490-514.
Prombo, C. A., et al.,
s-process Ba isotopic compositions in presolar SiC from the Murchison meteorite
, 1993, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 410, no. 1, p. 393-399.
Gallino, R., et al. & Busso, M.,
Carbon stars and isotopic Ba anomalies in meteoritic SiC grains
, 1993, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 410, no. 1, p. 400-411.
Amari, S. , et al.,
Interstellar SiC with unusual isotopic compositions - Grains from a supernova?
, 1992, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 394, no. 2, p. L43-L46.
Zinner, E. , Amari, S. & Lewis, R. S.,
s-process Ba, Nd, and Sm in presolar SiC from the Murchison meteorite
, 1991, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 382, p. L47-L50.
Ming, T. & Anders, E. ,
Interstellar silicon carbide - How much older than the solar system?
, 1988, Astrophysical Journal, vol. 335, 1988, p. L31-L34.
Recent conference abstracts:
62nd Meteoritical Society Meeting (July, 1999)
30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (March 1999)
61st Meteoritical Society Meeting (July, 1998), Session I
61st Meteoritical Society Meeting (July, 1998), Session II
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