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Measurements of Isotopic Abundances in Interstellar Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Arno A. Penzias
Arno A. Penzias*
Affiliation:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, N. J.

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While an examination of the available data reveals some seemingly contradictory results, a general framework having the following outlines can be put forward:

1. With the exception of the two galactic center sources SgrA and SgrB, the relative isotopic abundances exhibited by the giant molecular clouds in our Galaxy exhibit few, if any, significant variations from the values obtained by averaging the data from all these sources.

2. The 13C/12C and 14N/15N abundance ratios are ∼130% and ∼150%, respectively, of their terrestrial values throughout the galactic plane and somewhat higher, ∼300%, near the galactic center.

3. The 16O/18O and 17O/18O abundance ratios are ∼130% and ∼160%, respectively, of their terrestrial values throughout the Galaxy, although the former may be somewhat lower near the galactic center.

4. The S and Si isotopes have generally terrestrial abundances.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 397 - 404
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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