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The Composition of Matter

Symposium honouring Johannes Geiss on the occasion of his 80th birthday

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Editors:
  1. Rudolf Steiger

    1. International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland

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  2. George Gloeckler

    1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  3. Glenn M. Mason

    1. APL, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, USA

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Part of the book series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI (SSSI, volume 27)

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Table of contents (51 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Foreword

    • R. von Steiger, G. Gloeckler, G. M. Mason
    Pages 1-2

  3. Acknowledgement

    • Johannes Geiss
    Pages 3-4

  4. Linking Primordial to Solar and Galactic Composition

    • Johannes Geiss, George Gloeckler
    Pages 5-26

  5. Origin and Evolution of the Light Nuclides

    • N. Prantzos
    Pages 27-42

  6. Abundances of Light Elements

    • R. G. Gratton
    Pages 43-52

  7. The Milky Way 3-Helium Abundance

    • T. M. Bania, R. T. Rood, D. S. Balser
    Pages 53-62

  8. Dark Matter Searches

    • K. Pretzl
    Pages 63-72

  9. Comets and Chemical Composition

    • S. N. Delanoye, J. De Keyser
    Pages 73-78

  10. Elemental Abundances of the Bulk Solar Wind: Analyses from Genesis and ACE

    • D. B. Reisenfeld, D. S. Burnett, R. H. Becker, A. G. Grimberg, V. S. Heber, C. M. Hohenberg et al.
    Pages 79-86

  11. Presolar Grains in Meteorites and Their Compositions

    • Ulrich Ott
    Pages 87-95

  12. Planetary Atmospheres

    • Tobias C. Owen
    Pages 97-104

  13. The Solar Chemical Composition

    • N. Grevesse, M. Asplund, A. J. Sauval
    Pages 105-114

  14. Spectroscopic Measurement of Coronal Compositions

    • U. Feldman, K. G. Widing
    Pages 115-126

  15. Solar Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

    • R. J. Murphy
    Pages 127-138

  16. The Composition of the Solar Wind in Polar Coronal Holes

    • George Gloeckler, Johannes Geiss
    Pages 139-152

  17. Acceleration and Composition of Solar Wind Suprathermal Tails

    • L. A. Fisk, G. Gloeckler
    Pages 153-160

  18. Solar and Solar-Wind Composition Results from the Genesis Mission

    • R. C. Wiens, D. S. Burnett, C. M. Hohenberg, A. Meshik, V. Heber, A. Grimberg et al.
    Pages 161-171

  19. Isotopic Composition of the Solar Wind Inferred from In-Situ Spacecraft Measurements

    • R. Kallenbach, K. Bamert, M. Hilchenbach
    Pages 173-182

  20. Solar Elemental Composition Based on Studies of Solar Energetic Particles

    • C. M. S. Cohen, R. A. Mewaldt, R. A. Leske, A. C. Cummings, E. C. Stone, M. E. Wiedenbeck et al.
    Pages 183-194
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we thank Johannes for providing us with the occasion to gather in his name and for shaping and supporting the careers of so many of us. May 2007 R. von Steiger, G. Gloeckler, G.M. Mason Space Sci Rev (2007) 130: 3–4 DOI 10.1007/s11214-007-9240-0 Acknowledgement Published online: 21 July 2007 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 Early in 2006, Edward C. Stone, Principal Investigator of NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE); Len A. Fisk, Chair of the Space Studies Board of the US National Research Council; and the Directorate of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Roger M. Bonnet, Andre Balogh and Rudolf von Steiger, agreed to hold a joint ACE/ISSI Symposium on the “Composition of Matter”, at the occasion of my 80th birthday. I feel deeply honoured by this exceptional distinction and was thrilled to participate, because for more than 50 years my research has been centred around measurements of the composition of matter of various origins, reaching—in geocentric coordinates—from deep-sea sediments to the limits of solar in uence, where comets come from and where the solar wind meets the interstellar medium. The symposium at Grindelwald, beautifully located at the foot of the Bernese Alps, was organised by Ruedi von Steiger, Silvia Wenger and Barbara Gerber, who created the special atmosphere for which ISSI meetings have become known.

Editors and Affiliations

  • International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland

    Rudolf Steiger

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    George Gloeckler

  • APL, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, USA

    Glenn M. Mason

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