Protosolar nitrogen

T Owen, PR Mahaffy, HB Niemann… - The Astrophysical …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
We have derived a value of 15 N/14 N=× 10-3 in the Jovian atmosphere using data from the
Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer. Adopting this as the average value for nitrogen in the …

Nitrogen isotopes in the solar system

J Geiss, P Bochsler - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 1982 - Elsevier
Measurements of the isotopic composition of nitrogen in the solar system are summarized.
We show that the 30% change, during the last 3 to 4 billion years, of 15 N 14 N in solar-wind …

Search for spatial variation in the jovian 15N/14N ratio from Cassini/CIRS observations

T Fouchet, PGJ Irwin, P Parrish, SB Calcutt, FW Taylor… - Icarus, 2004 - Elsevier
We have used the spectra obtained by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) onboard
the Cassini spacecraft to search for latitudinal variation in the 15N/14N ratio on Jupiter. We …

Toward a unique nitrogen isotopic ratio in cometary ices

P Rousselot, O Pirali, E Jehin, M Vervloet… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Determination of the nitrogen isotopic ratios in different bodies of the solar system provides
important information regarding the solar system's origin. We unambiguously identified …

Nitrogen isotopes in the recent solar wind from the analysis of Genesis targets: Evidence for large scale isotope heterogeneity in the early solar system

B Marty, L Zimmermann, PG Burnard, R Wieler… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
We have analyzed nitrogen, neon and argon abundances and isotopic ratios in target
material exposed in space for 27months to solar wind (SW) irradiation during the Genesis …

Nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition of the Sun inferred from a high-temperature solar nebular condensate

A Meibom, AN Krot, F Robert… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We report high-precision measurements of nitrogen and carbon isotopic compositions of a
carbon-bearing titanium-nitride (osbornite) in a calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion (CAI) from …

Isotopic composition of solar wind nitrogen: first in situ determination with the CELIAS/MTOF spectrometer on board SOHO

R Kallenbach, J Geiss, FM Ipavich… - The Astrophysical …, 1998 - iopscience.iop.org
Using the high-resolution Mass Time-of-Flight (MTOF) spectrometer of the Charge, Element,
and Isotope Analysis System (CELIAS) experiment on board the Solar and Heliospheric …

Nitrogen isotopic fractionation in interstellar ammonia

DC Lis, A Wootten, M Gerin… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT Using the Green Bank Telescope, we have obtained accurate measurements of
the 14 N/15 N isotopic ratio in ammonia in two nearby cold, dense molecular clouds …

Nitrogen isotope variations in the Solar System

E Füri, B Marty - Nature Geoscience, 2015 - nature.com
The relative proportion of the two isotopes of nitrogen, 14N and 15N, varies dramatically
across the Solar System, despite little variation on Earth. NASA's Genesis mission directly …

Direct evidence of multiple reservoirs of volatile nitrogen in a protosolar nebula analogue

P Hily-Blant, V Magalhaes, J Kastner, A Faure… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Isotopic ratios are keys to understanding the origin and early evolution of the solar system in
the context of Galactic nucleosynthesis. The large range of measured 14 N/15 N isotopic …