1999/07/01 by M. Arnould, Marcel Arnould, Nikos Prantzos · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Astrophysics #COSMIC cancer database #Cosmic ray #Meteorite #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear physics research studies #Physics #Solar System #Universe #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s1384-1076(99)00016-0
published as New Astron. 4 (1999) 283-301 · Invited Review to appear in New Astronomy, 16 pages, 2 figures
openalex publication_date 1999/07/01 · arxiv created 1999/07/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Radionuclides with half-lives ranging from some years to billions of years presumably synthesized outside of the solar system are now recorded in ``live'' or ``fossil'' form in various types of materials, like meteorites or the galactic cosmic rays. They bring specific astrophysical messages the deciphering of which is briefly reviewed here, with special emphasis on the contribution of Dave Schramm and his collaborators to this exciting field of research. Short-lived radionuclides are also present in the Universe today, as directly testified by the gamma-ray lines emitted by the de-excitation of their daughter products. A short review of recent developments in this field is also presented.