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The abundances of the heavy elements

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Abundance regularities for heavy nuclei (A>58) are investigated and formulated as abundance rules. Abundance values of carbonaceous chondrites of type 1 and 2 as well as most probable values for primordial abundances are listed. The abundance rules definitely require minor connections of the empirical values. A measurement of the (n, γ) cross-section of Pd104 would make possible to decide whether type-1 or type-2 carbonaceous chondrites have a more primitive elemental composition.

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  1. H. Dieter Zeh

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., USA

    Hans E. Suess & H. Dieter Zeh

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Paper dedicated to Prof. Harold C. Urey on the occasion of his 80th birthday on 29 April, 1973.

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Suess, H.E., Zeh, H.D. The abundances of the heavy elements. Astrophys Space Sci 23, 173–187 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00647656

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