Simulation of the interaction of galactic cosmic ray protons with meteoroids: On the production of 3H and light noble gas isotopes in isotropically irradiated thick gabbro and iron targets

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-386

  Leya, I ^a,b   Begemann, F ^c   Weber, H W ^c   Wieler, R ^b   Michel, R ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Inst Isotope Geol Mineral Rsrc   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; METEORITE; NOBLE GAS; TRITIUM;

EID: 2042450808     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00099.x     Document Type: Article

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