Measurement of Al 26 in stone meteorites and its use in the derivation of orbital elements

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The Al 26 activity has been measured by gamma-ray coincidence spectrometry in a total of 30 stony meteorites (13 bronzite, 13 hypersthene, 1 carbonaceous and 1 enstatite chondrite, and 2 achondrites). The measured Al 26 content has been compared with calculated values based on the method developed by and (1972a, 1972b), which takes account of the modulation of the galactic cosmic ray intensity along the meteorite orbit due to solar magnetic activity. The predictions have been modified empirically to allow for the difference in chemical composition between H- and L-chondrites. Comparison of the measured value with that predicted in the absence of solar modulation permits the estimation of the aphelion of the orbit of the meteorite. The great majority of the derived aphelia lie within the range 2.05-2.45 AU. While this result must be treated with considerable reserve owing to the uncertainties associated with the model, it is consistent with recent data from photometric observations of the asteroid belt.

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