Tellurium isotope compositions of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions
Citation
Fehr, M. A., Rehkämper, M., Halliday, A. N., Hattendorf, B., & Günther, D. (2009). Tellurium isotope compositions of calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44(7), 971-984.Publisher
The Meteoritical SocietyJournal
Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceAdditional Links
https://meteoritical.org/Abstract
A method for the precise and accurate determination of the tellurium (Te) isotope compositions of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) has been developed. The technique utilizes multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) with either Faraday detectors or a dual ion-counting system. The external reproducibility (2-sigma) for 126Te/125Te was ~15 per mil and ~2 per mil when 3 pg and 65 pg of Te were analyzed with the electron multipliers. Measurements performed on 200 pg of Te using Faraday detectors and time-resolved software displayed an external reproducibility of ~8 per mil for 126Te/124Te, whereas 3 ng Te could be measured to a precision of about 0.6 per mil. Analyses of five CAIs from the Allende chondrite yielded Te concentrations that range from 12 to 537 ppb and the inclusions are therefore depleted in Te relative to bulk Allende by factors of about 2 to 86. The Sn/Te ratios of the CAIs are also fractionated compared to bulk Allende (which displays 124Sn/128Te is approximately equal to 0.1) with 124Sn/128Te ratios of about 0.1 to 2.5. The Te isotope measurements for these refractory inclusions yielded no 126Te excesses from the decay of the short-lived radionuclide 126Sn (tau-1/2 = 234,500 years) and the most precise analysis provided a epsilon-126Te value of 1 +/- 6 (epsilon-126Te = 126Te/ 124Te normalized to 122Te/124Te = 0.53594 and reported relative to the JMC Te standard). Minor differences in the Te isotope composition of the CAIs relative to the terrestrial standard and bulk Allende hint at the presence of small deficits in r-process Te isotopes or excess of s-process Te, but these nucleosynthetic anomalies are barely resolvable given the analytical uncertainties. Hence, it is also conceivable that these effects reflect small unresolved analytical artifacts.Type
Articletext
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enISSN
1945-5100ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00782.x