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Fossil records of early solar irradiation and cosmolocation of the CAI factory: A reappraisal

David V. Bekaert, Maureen Auro, Quinn R. Shollenberger, Ming‐Chang Liu, Horst R. Marschall, Kevin W. Burton, Ben Jacobsen, G. A. Brennecka, G. J. MacPherson, R. von Mutius, Adam Sarafian, Sune G. Nielsen

2021Science Advances19 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Be co-production by irradiation, we show that CAI formation during protoplanetary disk build-up likely occurred at greater heliocentric distances than previously considered, up to planet-forming regions (~1AU), where solar particle fluxes were sufficiently low to avoid substantial in-situ irradiation of CAIs.

Topics & Concepts

Formation and evolution of the Solar SystemProtoplanetary diskChondriteMeteoriteAstrobiologyIsotopeIrradiationIn situGeologyChemistryPhysicsPlanetAstrophysicsNuclear physicsOrganic chemistryAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGeology and Paleoclimatology Research