Presolar Grains in Extra-Terrestrial Materials
Probing Stars with Stardust

Edited by Sachiko Amari

ISBN13: 9780128218303

Imprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/03/2025

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Description
Presolar Grains in Extra-Terrestrial Materials: Probing Stars with Stardust presents the latest research on presolar grains and their stellar sources in a cohesive resource for bringing researchers in cosmochemistry, astrophysics, and astronomy up to speed on the state-of-the-art developments, analysis, and future implications. Beginning with a historical perspective on the study of presolar grains, the book then reviews the properties and features of a variety of presolar grains, including sililcon carbide, graphite, diamonds, oxides, and silicates. It also includes techniques for analyzing presolar grains in the lab, and covers the stars that are considered sources of presolar grains, such as asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, supernovae, novae, and born-again AGB stars. Condensation calculations in various types of stars and minerals observed and/or expected in the stellar atmospheres and presolar grains are also presented. By providing the latest state in the study of of presolar grains and relevant fields of astronomy and astrophysics, Presolar Grains in Extra-Terrestrial Materials serves as an up-to-date summary of data, analysis, and implications of the study of presolar grains and their stellar sources.
Part I: Presolar grains 1. History 2. Silicon carbide (SiC) 3. Graphite 4. Oxides and silicates 5. Diamonds 6. Refractory carbides 7. Condensations of minerals in the stellar outflow/ejecta Part II: Stellar sources of presolar grains 8. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars 9. Supernovae 10. Novae
  • Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
  • Space science
  • Astrophysics
  • Professional & Vocational
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