The possibility of superheavy elements in iron meteorites

Details The possibility of superheavy elements in iron meteorites The possibility of superheavy elements in iron meteorites

Apr 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.278..613l&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 278, Apr. 12, 1979, p. 613-617.

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Heavy Elements, Iron Meteorites, Lunar Evolution, Lunar Magnetic Fields, Meteoritic Composition, Trace Elements, Abundance, Fission, Heat Sources, Lunar Core, Paleomagnetism, Rare Earth Elements, Solubility, Magnetic Fields, Trace Elements, Superheavy Elements, Fission, Nuclei, Abundance, Iron Meteorites, Paleointensity, Heat Source, Moon, Rare Elements, Iron, Core, Hypotheses, Uranium, Origin, Melting, Siderophile Elements, Concentrations, Accretion

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The possible role of superheavy elements in the early moon is reviewed. The siderophilic superheavy elements (possibly Z = 114, 115, 116) may have been the heat source in the moon's iron core needed to generate the ancient lunar magnetic field. It is suggested that in the search for present-day evidence of the existence of these hypothetical elements, iron meteorites may be a key. The available data on their trace elements are reviewed, and future work to determine whether they are in part fission products from metallic superheavy elements is suggested.

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