OXYGEN-16 TO OXYGEN-18 ABUNDANCE RATIO IN THE SOLAR-WIND OBSERVED BY WIND MASS/

Authors
COLLIER MR HAMILTON DC GLOECKLER G HO G BOCHSLER P BODMER R SHELDON R
Citation
Mr. Collier et al., OXYGEN-16 TO OXYGEN-18 ABUNDANCE RATIO IN THE SOLAR-WIND OBSERVED BY WIND MASS/, J GEO R-S P, 103(A1), 1998, pp. 7-13
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Astronomy & Astrophysics","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences",Oceanografhy,"Geochemitry & Geophysics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
21699380 → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
A1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
7 - 13
Database
ISI
SICI code
2169-9380(1998)103:A1<7:OTOARI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Measurements of the O-16 and O-18 distribution functions in the solar wind at low to average solar wind speeds from the MASS instrument on t he wind spacecraft are reported. The O-16/O-18 density ratio is 450 +/ - 130, a value consistent with terrestrial, solar photospheric, solar energetic particle, and galactic cosmic ray O-16/O-18 isotopic ratios. This study constitutes the first reported spacecraft measurement of t he isotope O in the core solar wind and may represent the best determi nation of the solar O-16/O-18 density ratio to date.