Polymorphism in presolar Al2O3 grains from asymptotic giant branch stars

Science

Volumn 305, Issue 5689, 2004, Pages 1455-1457

  Stroud, Rhonda M ^a   Nittler, Larry R ^b   Alexander, Conel M O'D ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC GIANT BRANCH STARS; COSMOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM;

ASTRONOMY; CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPES; MICROSTRUCTURE;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COSMOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ASTRONOMY; COSMIC DUST; TITANIUM;

EID: 4444378874     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1101099     Document Type: Article

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