The Composition of Matter

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Foreword....Pages 1-2
Acknowledgement....Pages 3-4
Linking Primordial to Solar and Galactic Composition....Pages 5-26
Origin and Evolution of the Light Nuclides....Pages 27-42
Abundances of Light Elements....Pages 43-52
The Milky Way 3-Helium Abundance....Pages 53-62
Dark Matter Searches....Pages 63-72
Comets and Chemical Composition....Pages 73-78
Elemental Abundances of the Bulk Solar Wind: Analyses from Genesis and ACE....Pages 79-86
Presolar Grains in Meteorites and Their Compositions....Pages 87-95
Planetary Atmospheres....Pages 97-104
The Solar Chemical Composition....Pages 105-114
Spectroscopic Measurement of Coronal Compositions....Pages 115-126
Solar Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy....Pages 127-138
The Composition of the Solar Wind in Polar Coronal Holes....Pages 139-152
Acceleration and Composition of Solar Wind Suprathermal Tails....Pages 153-160
Solar and Solar-Wind Composition Results from the Genesis Mission....Pages 161-171
Isotopic Composition of the Solar Wind Inferred from In-Situ Spacecraft Measurements....Pages 173-182
Solar Elemental Composition Based on Studies of Solar Energetic Particles....Pages 183-194
Solar Isotopic Composition as Determined Using Solar Energetic Particles....Pages 195-205
On the Differences in Composition between Solar Energetic Particles and Solar Wind....Pages 207-219
What Determines the Composition of SEPs in Gradual Events?....Pages 221-229
 3 He-Rich Solar Energetic Particle Events....Pages 231-242
Evidence for a Two-Stage Acceleration Process in Large Solar Energetic Particle Events....Pages 243-253
Particle Acceleration at Interplanetary Shocks....Pages 255-272
Ionic Charge States of Solar Energetic Particles: A Clue to the Source....Pages 273-282
Pickup Ions and Cosmic Rays from Dust in the Heliosphere....Pages 283-291
Composition of Light Solar Wind Noble Gases in the Bulk Metallic Glass flown on the Genesis Mission....Pages 293-300
Fe/O Ratios in Interplanetary Shock Accelerated Particles....Pages 301-307
The Genesis Solar Wind Concentrator Target: Mass Fractionation Characterised by Neon Isotopes....Pages 309-316
Nickel Isotopic Composition and Nickel/Iron Ratio in the Solar Wind: Results from SOHO/CELIAS/MTOF....Pages 317-321
Long-Term Fluences of Solar Energetic Particles from H to Fe....Pages 323-328
Determination of Sulfur Abundance in the Solar Wind....Pages 329-333
An Update on Ultra-Heavy Elements in Solar Energetic Particles above 10 MeV/Nucleon....Pages 335-340
The Local Interstellar Medium: Peculiar or Not?....Pages 341-353
The Local Bubble and Interstellar Material Near the Sun....Pages 355-365
D/H and Nearby Interstellar Cloud Structures....Pages 367-375
Filtration of Interstellar Atoms through the Heliospheric Interface....Pages 377-387
Composition of Anomalous Cosmic Rays....Pages 389-399
Interstellar Dust in the Solar System....Pages 401-408
The Chemical Composition of Interstellar Matter at the Solar Location....Pages 409-414
An Overview of the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays as Inferred from Observations of Heavy Ion Composition and Spectra....Pages 415-429
Galactic Wind: Mass Fractionation and Cosmic Ray Acceleration....Pages 431-438
OB Associations, Wolf–Rayet Stars, and the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays....Pages 439-449
GEMS at the Galactic Cosmic-Ray Source....Pages 451-456
The Ultra Heavy Elements in the Cosmic Radiation....Pages 457-464
The Composition of Cosmic Rays and the Mixing of the Interstellar Medium....Pages 465-473
Johannes Geiss Contributions to the Early Universe Abundances....Pages 475-477
Johannes Geiss: The Humble Beginnings of an Octogenarian....Pages 479-487
Johannes Geiss’ Investigations of Solar, Heliospheric and Interstellar Matter....Pages 489-513
Johannes Geiss: Explorer of the Elements....Pages 515-526