2002/05/08 by D. H. Hartmann, Hartmann, D. H., K. Kretschmer +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0205110
7 pages, 1 Fig, to appear in Proc. 11th Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics, Ringberg Castle, 2/11-16, 2002; available online at http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/english/greenreports.html
arxiv created 2002/05/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Monte Carlo simulations of Galactic Supernovae are carried out to study the rate of nearby events, which may have a direct effect on Earth's ecology though ionizing radiation and cosmic ray bombardment. A nearby supernova may have left a radioactive imprint (60Fe) in recent galactic history.