Greg Holland of the University of Manchester, UK, and colleagues have arrived at a different theory after collecting samples of the noble gas
krypton from several hundred metres beneath New Mexico.
Not exact matches
Determination of relative
krypton fission product yields
from 14 MeV neutron induced fission of U-238 at the National Ignition Facility
Uncertain
krypton measures
from earlier probes presented two possibilities: Venusian levels could match Earth's, indicating the two planets probably formed
from similar ingredients in the primordial nebula, or they could differ enough to force scientists to toss out their theories on Venus's origins.
The knowledge gained
from such research could inform the design, selection, and improvement of adsorbent materials and membranes for capturing gases such as radioactive
krypton and xenon generated by nuclear power plants.
It has been suggested that the rise in CO2 had to come
from the Southern Ocean (as seen in higher
krypton and xenon values in the atmosphere (Severinghaus et al. 2009, Southern see - saw seen.