N ano SIMS: Technical aspects and applications in cosmochemistry and biological geochemistry

P Hoppe, S Cohen, A Meibom - … and Geoanalytical Research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The N ano SIMS ion probe is a new‐generation SIMS instrument, characterised by superior
spatial resolution, high sensitivity and multi‐collection capability. Isotope studies of certain …

History and applications of mass-independent isotope effects

MH Thiemens - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2006 - annualreviews.org
The discovery of the first chemically produced mass-independent isotope effect in 1983 by
Thiemens & Heidenreich opened a broad variety of applications, including physical …

Chondrites and the protoplanetary disk

ERD Scott - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Major advances in deciphering the record of nebula processes in chondrites can be
attributed to analytical improvements that allow coordinated isotopic and mineralogical …

Remnants of the early solar system water enriched in heavy oxygen isotopes

N Sakamoto, Y Seto, S Itoh, K Kuramoto, K Fujino… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Oxygen isotopic composition of our solar system is believed to have resulted from mixing of
two isotopically distinct nebular reservoirs, 16O-rich and 17, 18O-rich relative to Earth. The …

Early solar system processes recorded in the matrices of two highly pristine CR3 carbonaceous chondrites, MET 00426 and QUE 99177

NM Abreu, AJ Brearley - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
The mineralogy and bulk compositions of the matrices of the CR chondrites MET 00426 and
QUE 99177 have been studied using a combination of SEM, EPMA, and TEM techniques …

Meteoritic minerals and their origins

AE Rubin, C Ma - Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
About 435 mineral species have been identified in meteorites including native elements,
metals and metallic alloys, carbides, nitrides and oxynitrides, phosphides, silicides, sulfides …

Stable isotope cellular imaging reveals that both live and degenerating fungal pelotons transfer carbon and nitrogen to orchid protocorms

Y Kuga, N Sakamoto, H Yurimoto - New Phytologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to elucidate the transfer of nutrient elements in orchid
symbiotic protocorms at the cellular level by imaging of stable isotope tracers. We address …

Identification of isotopically primitive interplanetary dust particles: A NanoSIMS isotopic imaging study

C Floss, FJ Stadermann, JP Bradley, S Bajt… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2006 - Elsevier
We have carried out a comprehensive survey of the isotopic compositions (H, B, C, N, O, and
S) of a suite of interplanetary dust particles (IDPs), including both cluster and individual …

Aluminum-, calcium-and titanium-rich oxide stardust in ordinary chondrite meteorites

LR Nittler, CMOD Alexander, R Gallino… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We report O-, Al-Mg-, K-, Ca-, and Ti-isotopic data for a total of 96 presolar oxide
grains found in residues of several unequilibrated ordinary chondrite meteorites. Identified …

The synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds in evolved stars

S Kwok - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Recent isotopic analysis of meteorites and interplanetary dust has identified solid-state
materials of pre-solar origin. We can now trace the origin of these inorganic grains to the …