In search of solar wind nitrogen in Genesis material : Further analysis of a gold cross arm of the concentra -
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tor. B. Marty, L. Zimmermann, P.G. Burnard, D.L. Burnett, V. S. Heber, R. Wieler, P. Bochsler, R.C. Wiens, S. Sestak and I.A. Franchi. 1 CRPG-CNRS, Université de Nancy, BP20, 54501 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France; ([email protected]). 2 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. 3 ETH Zürich, Switzerland. 4 Universität Bern, Switzerland. 5 Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA. 6 Open University, Milton Keynes,. UK.
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