A single low-energy, iron-poor supernova as the source of metals in the star SMSS J031300.36-670839.3

Nature

Volumn 506, Issue 7489, 2014, Pages 463-466

  Keller, S C ^a   Bessell, M S ^a   Frebel, A ^b   Casey, A R ^a   Asplund, M ^a   Jacobson, H R ^b   Lind, K ^c   Norris, J E ^a   Yong, D ^a   Heger, A ^d   Magic, Z ^a,e   Da Costa, G S ^a   Schmidt, B P ^a   Tisserand, P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

CARBON; HELIUM; IRON; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAR; SUN; SUPERNOVA;

EID: 84896699137     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12990     Document Type: Article

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