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Stardust from meteorites : an introduction to presolar grains /

The study of presolar meteoritic grains is a new inter-disciplinary field that brings together topics from nuclear physics to astronomy and chemistry. Traditionally, most of the information about the cosmos has been gathered by observing light through telescopes. However, with the recent discovery t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lugaro, Maria
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London : World Scientific, ©2005.
Series:World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Meteoritic presolar grains and their significance
  • Basics of stellar nucleosynthesis
  • Laboratory analysis of presolar grains
  • The origin of presolar SiC grains
  • Heavy elements in presolar SiC grains
  • Diamond. graphite and oxide grains.