Isotopic and elemental fractionation of solar wind implanted in the Genesis concentrator target characterized and quantified by noble gases

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-512

  Heber, Veronika S ^a,b   Wiens, Roger C ^c   Jurewicz, Amy J G ^d   Vogel, Nadia ^a   Reisenfeld, Daniel B ^e   Baur, Heinrich ^a   Mckeegan, Kevin D ^b   Wieler, Rainer ^a   Burnett, Donald S ^f  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79954547600     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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