Accretion of interplanetary dust in polar ice

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Oct 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000georl..27.3145b&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 27, Issue 19, p. 3145-3148

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Geochemistry: Isotopic Composition/Chemistry, Hydrology: Glaciology, Interplanetary Physics: Interplanetary Dust, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Meteorites And Tektites

Scientific paper

Measurements of helium isotopes in particles separated from polar ice demonstrate that extraterrestrial 3He dominates the 3He flux at the GISP2 (Greenland) and Vostok (Antarctica) ice core sites. Replicate measurements of late Holocene ice samples yield 3He fluxes of 0.62+/-0.27×10-12cm3 STP cm-2 ka-1 (GISP2) and 0.77+/-0.25×10-12cm3 STP cm-2 ka-1 (Vostok), similar to results from marine sediments. These are the first detailed measurements of 3He in particles from ice core samples, and they demonstrate the utility of the ice core record for evaluating the temporal history of the extraterrestrial dust flux. Results from Vostok samples from 1096-1403 m depth (75-97 ka B.P.) are similar to the late Holocene data, with the exception of two highly anomalous results from 1307 m. The latter probably indicate the presence of rare, large or gas-rich extraterrestrial particles.

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