Nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars: Relevance for galactic enrichment and solar system formation

M Busso, R Gallino… - Annual Review of …, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract We present a review of nucleosynthesis in AGB stars outlining the development of
theoretical models and their relationship to observations. We focus on the new high …

Synthesis of the elements in stars: forty years of progress

G Wallerstein, I Iben, P Parker, AM Boesgaard… - Reviews of Modern …, 1997 - APS
Abstract Forty years ago Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle combined what we would
now call fragmentary evidence from nuclear physics, stellar evolution and the abundances …

The composition of the Earth

WF McDonough, SS Sun - Chemical geology, 1995 - Elsevier
Compositional models of the Earth are critically dependent on three main sources of
information: the seismic profile of the Earth and its interpretation, comparisons between …

Origin of the non-carbonaceous–carbonaceous meteorite dichotomy

JAM Nanne, F Nimmo, JN Cuzzi, T Kleine - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The isotopic composition of meteorites reveals a fundamental dichotomy between non-
carbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC) meteorites. However, the origin of this …

Early solar system timescales according to 53Mn-53Cr systematics

GW Lugmair, A Shukolyukov - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1998 - Elsevier
We present results of a study of the 53Mn-53Cr systematics in various solar system objects:
angrites, eucrites, chondrites, diogenites, pallasites, the Earth and the Moon, and SNC …

Emergence of a habitable planet

K Zahnle, N Arndt, C Cockell, A Halliday, E Nisbet… - Space Science …, 2007 - Springer
We address the first several hundred million years of Earth's history. The Moon-forming
impact left Earth enveloped in a hot silicate atmosphere that cooled and condensed over∼ …

Evidence for magnesium isotope heterogeneity in the solar protoplanetary disk

KK Larsen, A Trinquier, C Paton… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
With a half-life of 0.73 Myr, the 26 Al-to-26 Mg decay system is the most widely used short-
lived chronometer for understanding the formation and earliest evolution of the solar …

Igneous meteorites suggest Aluminium-26 heterogeneity in the early Solar Nebula

E Krestianinov, Y Amelin, QZ Yin, P Cary… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The short-lived radionuclide aluminium-26 (26Al) isotope is a major heat source for early
planetary melting. The aluminium-26–magnesium-26 (26Al-26Mg) decay system also …

Homogeneous Distribution of 26Al in the Solar System from the Mg Isotopic Composition of Chondrules

J Villeneuve, M Chaussidon, G Libourel - Science, 2009 - science.org
The timing of the formation of the first solids in the solar system remains poorly constrained.
Micrometer-scale, high-precision magnesium (Mg) isotopic analyses demonstrate that Earth …

A magma ocean on Vesta: Core formation and petrogenesis of eucrites and diogenites

K Righter, MJ Drake - Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Available evidence strongly suggests that the HED (howardite, eucrite, diogenite) meteorites
are samples of asteroid 4 Vesta. Abundances of the moderately siderophile elements (Ni …