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Title:
The Sun is a plasma diffuser that sorts atoms by mass
Authors:
Manuel, O.; Kamat, S. A.; Mozina, M.
Affiliation:
AA(University of Missouri), AB(University of Missouri), AC(University of Missouri; , Emerging Technologies)
Publication:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Volume 69, Issue 11, pp.1847-1856
Publication Date:
11/2006
Origin:
SPRINGER; ADS
Keywords:
96.20.Dt
DOI:
10.1134/S106377880611007X
Bibliographic Code:
2006PAN....69.1847M

Abstract

The Sun is a plasma diffuser that selectively moves light elements like H and He and the lighter isotopes of each element to its surface. The Sun formed on the collapsed core of a supernova (SN) and is composed mostly of elements made near the SN core (Fe, O, Ni, Si, and S), like the rocky planets and ordinary meteorites. Neutron emission from the central neutron star triggers a series of reactions that generate solar luminosity, solar neutrinos, solar mass fractionation, and an outpouring of hydrogen in the solar wind. Mass fractionation seems to have operated in the parent star and likely occurs in other stars as well.
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