A relativistic neutron fireball from a supernova explosion as a possible source of chiral influence

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-266

  Gusev, G A ^a   Saito, T ^b   Tsarev, V A ^a   Uryson, A V ^a  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b The University of Aizu   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chiral dissymmetry; Circularly polarized photons; Neutron fireball; Polarized electrons; Supernova

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; MICROCLIMATE; STEREOISOMERISM;

BIOGENESIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34248349901     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-007-9066-5     Document Type: Article

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