Light Element
Abundances
•3He:
Observed in oldest meteorites, also observed in radio with the
equivalent of 21-cm hyperfine transition (e.g., in planetary
nebulae). Values are in range of
[3He/H] = 1.2 to 1.5 x 10-5. Destroyed in stars
like D, but tougher than D, and actually created in stars
when D is destroyed.
More complicated than D.
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