Observation of interstellar lithium in the low-metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud
Nature, 2012 The primordial abundances of light elements produced in the standard theory of Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) depend only on the cosmic ratio of baryons to photons, a quantity inferred from observations of the microwave background.
AJ Korn +30 more
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A Reexamination of Phosphorus and Chlorine Depletions in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present a comprehensive examination of interstellar P and Cl abundances based on an analysis of archival spectra acquired with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ...
Adam M. Ritchey +3 more
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The Chemical Composition of HD47536: A Planetary Host Halo Giant with Possible λ Bootis Features and Signs of Interstellar Matter Accretion [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 We investigated the chemical composition of the planetary host halo star HD47536 via high-resolution spectral observations recorded using a 1.5 meter Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) telescope (Chile).
Alexander Yushchenko +10 more
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Observations of Multiphase, High-velocity, Shocked Gas in the Vela Supernova Remnant
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present an analysis of high-resolution far-UV archival spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope of the star HD 75309, which probes high-velocity shocked gas in the Vela supernova remnant (SNR).
Adam M. Ritchey
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Dependence of Chemical Abundance on the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in IC 348
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Ions (e.g., ${{\rm{H}}}_{3}^{+}$ , H _2 O ^+ ) have been used extensively to quantify the cosmic-ray ionization rate (CRIR) in diffuse sightlines. However, measurements of the CRIR in low-to-intermediate density gas environments are rare, especially when
Gan Luo +10 more
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Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS) [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2022 Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular CloudS (GEMS) is an IRAM 30m Large Program aimed at determining the elemental abundances of carbon (C), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), and sulphur (S) in a selected set of prototypical star forming filaments ...
Fuente Asunción
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Interstellar Dust Close to the Sun [PDF]
, 2012 The low density interstellar medium (ISM) close to the Sun and inside of the heliosphere provides a unique laboratory for studying interstellar dust grains.
AM Juett +37 more
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Molecular Precursors of the RNA-World in Space: New Nitriles in the G+0.693−0.027 Molecular Cloud
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 Nitriles play a key role as molecular precursors in prebiotic experiments based on the RNA-world scenario for the origin of life. These chemical compounds could have been partially delivered to the young Earth from extraterrestrial objects, stressing the
Víctor M. Rivilla +15 more
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Connecting the primordial and Galactic deuterium abundances [PDF]
, 2007 The deuterium abundances inferred from observations of the interstellar medium within 1-2 kpc of the Sun range over a factor of three and the corresponding oxygen abundances show an even larger dispersion.
Romano, Donatella +2 more
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High‐Pressure Carbonaceous Phases as Minerals
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 11-23., 2020 This book is Open Access. A digital copy can be downloaded for free from Wiley Online Library.
Explores the behavior of carbon in minerals, melts, and fluids under extreme conditions
Carbon trapped in diamonds and carbonate-bearing rocks in subduction zones are examples of the continuing exchange of substantial carbon ...
Oliver Tschauner
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