Physical Characterization of an Impact Vapor Plume from a Chicxulub Carbonate Layer Using Laser Ablation in a Simulated Late Cretaceous Atmosphere
Abstract
The impact vapor plume was produced using Yax-1 borehole sediments and was characterized as a function of electron number density, plasma temperature, and pressure. Its emission spectrum was dominated by Ca, Ca+, O, and N lines.
- Publication:
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52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPI....52.1354N