Variations in the Isotopic Abundances of Neon and Argon Extracted from Radioactive Minerals
- 1 November 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 96 (3) , 679-683
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.96.679
Abstract
Large excesses of , , and have been found in uranium and thorium minerals. These abnormal abundances are ascribed to () and () reactions in the minerals. It is shown that it is possible that a part of the atmospheric originated in this way.
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