Presolar SiC Abundances in Primitive Meteorites by NanoSIMS Raster Ion Imaging of Insoluble Organic Matter

J. Davidson (1) , H. Busemann (1, 2) , C. M. O'D. Alexander (2) , L. R. Nittler (2) , D. L. Schrader (3) , François-Regis Orthous-Daunay (4) , Eric Quirico (4) , I. A. Franchi (1) , M. M. Grady (1)

1 PSSRI - Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute [Milton Keynes]
2 Department of Terrestrial Magnetism [Carnegie Institution]
3 LPL - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson]
4 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble

We present results obtained with NanoSIMS raster ion imaging to determine the abundance of presolar SiC in the insoluble organic matter (IOM) extracted from a number of different classes of chondrites (both carbonaceous and ordinary).

J. Davidson, H. Busemann, C. M. O'D. Alexander, L. R. Nittler, D. L. Schrader, et al.. Presolar SiC Abundances in Primitive Meteorites by NanoSIMS Raster Ion Imaging of Insoluble Organic Matter. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2009, The Woodlands, Texas, United States. pp.1853. ⟨insu-00363357⟩