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Simulations of 60Fe entrained in ejecta from a near-Earth supernova: effects of observer motion [PDF]

open access: greenMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2022
ABSTRACT Recent studies have shown that live (not decayed) radioactive 60Fe is present in deep-ocean samples, Antarctic snow, lunar regolith, and cosmic rays. 60Fe represents supernova (SN) ejecta deposited in the Solar system around $3 \, \rm Myr$ ago, and recently an earlier pulse ${\approx}7 \ \rm Myr$ ago has been found.
Evgenii Chaikin   +3 more
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On deep-ocean as a fossil of a near-earth supernova [PDF]

open access: greenNew Astronomy, 1999
18 pages, AASTeX, 1 ps ...
John Ellis, Brian D. Fields
openaire   +5 more sources

Near-Earth supernova activity during the past 35 Myr

open access: green, 2017
Submitted to MNRAS.
Sørensen, Mads   +2 more
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Near-Earth Supernova Explosions: Evidence, Implications, and Opportunities

open access: green, 2019
There is now solid experimental evidence of at least one supernova explosion within 100 pc of Earth within the last few million years, from measurements of the short-lived isotope 60Fe in widespread deep-ocean samples, as well as in the lunar regolith and cosmic rays. This is the first established example of a specific dated astrophysical event outside
Fields, Brian   +38 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Distances to Recent Near-Earth Supernovae from Geological and Lunar 60Fe

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
Near-Earth supernova blasts which engulf the solar system have left traces of their ejecta in the geological and lunar records. There is now a wealth of data on live radioactive ^60 Fe pointing to a supernova at 3 Myr ago, as well as the recent discovery
Adrienne F. Ertel, Brian D. Fields
doaj   +3 more sources

r-Process Radioisotopes from Near-Earth Supernovae and Kilonovae [PDF]

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2021
Abstract The astrophysical sites where r-process elements are synthesized remain mysterious: it is clear that neutron star mergers (kilonovae (KNe)) contribute, and some classes of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) are also possible sources of at least the lighter r-process species.
Xilu Wang (王夕露)   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Near-Earth Supernovae in the Past 10 Myr: Implications for the Heliosphere

open access: yesBulletin of the AAS, 2023
We summarize evidence that multiple supernovae exploded within 100 pc of Earth in the past few Myr. These events had dramatic effects on the heliosphere, compressing it to within ~20 au. We advocate for cross-disciplinary research of nearby supernovae, including on interstellar dust and cosmic rays.
Jesse Miller   +12 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Supernova Dust Evolution Probed by Deep-sea 60Fe Time History

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2023
There is a wealth of data on live, undecayed ^60 Fe ( t _1/2 = 2.6 Myr) in deep-sea deposits, the lunar regolith, cosmic rays, and Antarctic snow, which is interpreted as originating from the recent explosions of at least two near-Earth supernovae.
Adrienne F. Ertel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the frontiers of deep underground sciences and engineering—China Yunlong Lake Laboratory is striving to be the best

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 131-137, December 2022., 2022
General plan of the in‐situ experiment (WNS) base. Abstract This paper introduces the establishment of deep underground infrastructure for science and engineering research. First, the representative deep underground research laboratories and facilities in the world and their functions were summarized and reviewed.
Lihua Hu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent near-Earth supernovae probed by global deposition of interstellar radioactive 60Fe [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2016
The rate of supernovae in our local Galactic neighbourhood within a distance of about 100 parsecs from Earth is estimated to be one every 2-4 million years, based on the total rate in the Milky Way (2.0 ± 0.7 per century). Recent massive-star and supernova activity in Earth's vicinity may be traced by radionuclides with half-lives of up to 100 million ...
Stephen G. Tims   +14 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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