26Al in eucrite piplia kalan:可能的热源和形成时间表
Srinivasan1, Goswami, Bhandari
1Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India.
概括
-26 (26Al) 在Piplia Kalan欧基岩中的衰变证实了它作为早期行星体化的热源的作用. 这个过程发生在太阳系形成的500万年内.
科学领域:
- 太空化学 太空化学
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
背景情况:
- 短寿命的放射性核化物,如-26 (26Al),对于了解太阳系早期的热过程至关重要.
- 石是一种石,它提供了关于小行星母体形成和分化的见解.
研究的目的:
- 调查Piplia Kalan欧基岩中26Al衰变的存在和影响.
- 为了确定乌克赖特母体的融化和分化的时间.
主要方法:
- 在Piplia Kalan eucrite中进行了- (Al-Mg) 同位素分析,对Plagioclase进行了分析.
- 测量了27Al/24Mg的比率,范围从2000到7000.
主要成果:
- 检测到超过26Mg,表明26Al在位分解.
- 推断出一个初始的26Al/27Al比率为 (7.5 ± 0.9) x 10^-7.
- 证实26Al是行星体差异化的重要热源.
结论:
- 26Al的丰富性表明Piplia Kalan母体的快速融化和分化.
- 行星的分化,包括地的形成,在太阳系起源的约500万年内完成.
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