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Jul 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975aj.....80..525w&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal, vol. 80, July 1975, p. 525-531.
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Chemical Composition, Comets, Galactic Evolution, Gamma Rays, Interstellar Matter, Abundance, Heavy Elements, Milky Way Galaxy, Neutron Stars, Stellar Evolution, Tungusk Meteorite
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This paper explores the plausibility of the assumption that enough material from interstellar space is locked up in comets to reduce significantly the apparent growth rate of 'heavy' elements (mass greater than He) and, therefore, the present abundance of heavy elements in the interstellar medium and in the disk stars. A related suggestion concerns the influx of comets on neutron stars as a source of gamma-ray bursts. Although no interstellar comets have been observed, reasonable upper limits to the observed numbers and masses do not rule out the first suggestion. The gamma-ray-burst suggestion appears unlikely. A surprisingly large total mass of comets could be gravitationally bound to the sun and, of course, to other stars, but remain undetected. The nature of the 1908 Tunguska explosion is discussed briefly. It was probably not an encounter with an active comet.
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