Heavy element enrichment of the gas giant planets
According to both spectroscopic measurements and interior models, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune possess gaseous envelopes that are enriched in heavy elements compared to the Sun. Straightforward application of the dominant theories of gas giant formation - core accretion and gravitational...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4066 |