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Recent near-Earth supernovae probed by global deposition of interstellar radioactive 60Fe

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  • A. Wallner

    (Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University (ANU))

  • J. Feige

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics—Isotope Research, VERA Laboratory
    †Present address: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Berlin Institute of Technology, Hardenbergstrasse 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany.)

  • N. Kinoshita

    (Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation)

  • M. Paul

    (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • L. K. Fifield

    (Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University (ANU))

  • R. Golser

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics—Isotope Research, VERA Laboratory)

  • M. Honda

    (Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba)

  • U. Linnemann

    (Senckenberg Collections of Natural History Dresden, GeoPlasmaLab)

  • H. Matsuzaki

    (MALT (Micro Analysis Laboratory, Tandem accelerator), The University Museum, The University of Tokyo)

  • S. Merchel

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Helmholtz Institute for Resource Technology)

  • G. Rugel

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Helmholtz Institute for Resource Technology)

  • S. G. Tims

    (Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University (ANU))

  • P. Steier

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics—Isotope Research, VERA Laboratory)

  • T. Yamagata

    (Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences, Nihon University)

  • S. R. Winkler

    (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics—Isotope Research, VERA Laboratory)

Abstract

Analysis of deep-ocean archives reveals that a few per cent of fresh 60Fe has been captured in interstellar dust and deposited in Earth’s crust, indicating that many supernova events occurred over the past ten million years within a distance of up to 100 parsecs from Earth.

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  • A. Wallner & J. Feige & N. Kinoshita & M. Paul & L. K. Fifield & R. Golser & M. Honda & U. Linnemann & H. Matsuzaki & S. Merchel & G. Rugel & S. G. Tims & P. Steier & T. Yamagata & S. R. Winkler, 2016. "Recent near-Earth supernovae probed by global deposition of interstellar radioactive 60Fe," Nature, Nature, vol. 532(7597), pages 69-72, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:532:y:2016:i:7597:d:10.1038_nature17196
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17196
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