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Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis of Meteoritic Microsamples

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Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust

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Abstract

Interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) collected in the stratosphere are thought to be mostly of cometary origin. They survived heating during their deceleration in the earth’s atmosphere (1). Because of their small size (< 50 µm) and mass (< 10-7g) they are difficult to analyse. Special preparation and examination methods have been developed for their investigations (2). We set out to study the trace-element- composition of these particles using the Heidelberg proton microprobe.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Postfach 10 39 80, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    R. Wallenwein, H. Blank, E. K. Jessberger & K. Traxel

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy: Extraterrestrial Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    R. H. Giese

  2. Laboratory for Space Astronomy, Marseille, France

    P. Lamy

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Wallenwein, R., Blank, H., Jessberger, E.K., Traxel, K. (1985). Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Analysis of Meteoritic Microsamples. In: Giese, R.H., Lamy, P. (eds) Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5464-9_33

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