Solar System Abundances of the Elements

Abstract

Representative abundances of the chemical elements for use as a solar abundance standard in astronomical and planetary studies are summarized. Updated abundance tables for solar system abundances based on meteorites and photospheric measurements are presented.

46 pages; 5 figures; 8 tables; In: Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry.Lecture Notes of the Kodai School on 'Synthesis of Elements in Stars' held at Kodaikanal Observatory, India, April 29 - May 13, 2008 (Aruna Goswami and B. Eswar Reddy eds.) Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, p. 379-417 (ISBN 978-3-642-10351-3), 2010

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