Table 1.
Areas analyzed by NanoSIMS, resultant number of presolar grains and matrix-normalized abundances of O-rich presolar grains.
Analyzed Area (μm2) |
# Presolar Grains | Abundance of presolar O-rich grains (ppm) | ||||||
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O-rich | SiC | Average | Error − (1σ) |
Error + (1σ) |
Error − (2σ) |
Error + (2σ) |
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Area 2 | 10,820 | 43 | 7 | 299 | ||||
Area 3 | 7,500 | 36 | 5 | 213 | ||||
Area 6 | 3,000 | 11 | 0 | 217 | ||||
Area 7 | 6,550 | 11 | 5 | 155 | ||||
Total | 101 | 17 | 257a | 41 | 44 | 76 | 96 |
Excluding Area 7; errors estimated from Monte Carlo calculations (see text)