在气相SiO2形成过程中,质量独立的氧同位素分离
Subrata Chakraborty1, Petia Yanchulova, Mark H Thiemens
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0356, USA.
概括
科学家们通过实验证明了在一氧化氧化过程中存在质量独立的化学反应. 这一过程可以解释石中发现的多样化氧同位素组成,揭示了早期太阳星云状况.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 天体化学是天体化学.
背景情况:
- 石表现出多样化的氧同位素组成,这表明早期太阳星云中的异质性.
- 耐火石矿物质中的异常同位素组成可能来自星云化学分离,但缺乏实验证据.
研究的目的:
- 实验性地研究气体转化为粒子的过程,这与石形成有关.
- 为了确定星云中的化学反应是否可以产生质量独立的氧同位素分离.
主要方法:
- 一氧化 (SiO) 气体的试验性氧化.
- 在得到的粒子中分析氧同位素比率 ((18) O/(16) O和 (17) O/(16) O).
主要成果:
- 观察到一个质量独立的直线,在氧气三同位素空间的斜率为1.
- 证明SiO的气相氧化可以产生异常的氧同位素组成.
结论:
- 研究的反应是太阳星云中产生异常氧同位素储库的潜在启动步骤.
- 这一实验发现支持化学分化作为石同位素异质性的机制.
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