Differences in13C-enrichment level are expressed using the delta notation shown below: δ13C000=RsampleRstandard−1×1000 whereRis the ratio of the number of atoms of the minor isotope to that of the major isotope. In order to compare isotope enrichment levels, a standard reference material ...
We present a high-precision nucleosynthetic isotope analysis of silicon (Si), the most abundant refractory Solar System element. Type II supernovae are the principal nucleosynthetic source of all Si isotopes via stellar burning processes, with minor contributions from type Ia supernovae and asymptot...
For consistency, it was necessary to standardize bone and tooth names (in this case, changing FDI Notation or others to a standardized Anthropological Notation), and simplifying excessive description or redundant information, such as the number of hand or foot phalanges (for instance, “1st right ...
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The initial value of 187Os/188Os of a sample can also be expressed as its deviation from the value of the CHondritic Uniform Reservoir (CHUR) at the same age as that of the sample using the following notation (22)γOst=100Os187/Os188t−sampleOs187/Os188t−CHUR−1 where the indi...
13–29, International Atomic EnergyAgency, Vienna (1995).23. G. Hut. Consultants Group Meeting on Stable Isotope Reference Samples for Geochemical andHydrological Investigations, 1987, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 16–18September 1985, Report to the Director General, International Atomic...
(g)as well as atomic Si. No natural fractionation law can account for the μ30Si variability across Solar System materials. In principle, the difference between the μ30Si composition of Earth and EH chondrites may reflect partitioning of Si into Earth’s core. However, the magnitude of ...
Isotopes of a chemical element have the same atomic number, determined by the number of protons, but a different mass, determined by the number of neutrons. Chemical bonds containing the heavier isotope are stronger and, hence, a higher activation energy is required for their cleavage (Meckensto...
Remediation of nitrate pollution of Earth’s rivers and aquifers is hampered by cumulative biogeochemical processes and nitrogen sources. Isotopes (δ15N, δ18O) help unravel spatiotemporal nitrogen(N)-cycling of aquatic nitrate (NO3−). We synthesized
Additionally, in order to reduce inter-laboratory difference using different technique and calibration methods, all of the isotope ratios were normalized using two International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards VSMOW and Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation (SLAP) as calibration materials. “Measured...