Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998apj...494..614l&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal v.494, p.614
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
28
Ism: Dust, Extinction, Ism: Abundances, Ultraviolet: Ism
Scientific paper
The isotopic ratio 11B/10B of gas in diffuse interstellar clouds toward zeta Oph, kappa Ori, and delta Sco is measured using HST/Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph echelle spectra of the B II 1362 Angstroms line. To within the errors of measurement, the three lines of sight give identical results for a mean value of 11B/10B = 3.4 +/- 0.7, a value quite similar to the solar system ratio of 4.05. These results show that the latter value is not highly anomalous and that a ratio higher than 2.5, as predicted for boron produced from spallation reactions controlled by high-energy cosmic rays, most probably requires a general explanation. The observed ratio is consistent with additional boron production either by spallation by low-energy ("Orion") cosmic rays or by neutrino-induced spallation of carbon in Type II supernovae. The total abundance of B in the diffuse clouds is a factor of 5 less than the meteoritic value. This depletion of B is consistent with that found for Cu and Ga, two elements with a condensation temperature similar to B.
Cardelli Jason A.
Federman Steven Robert
Knauth David C.
Lambert David L.
Sheffer Yaron
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