7Be in the Atmosphere Introductory Papers

Introductory papers giving an overview of 7Be in the atmosphere including production, behavior, and applications.

  1. James R. Arnold, H. Ali Al-Salih, "Beryllium-7 Produced by Cosmic Rays," Science (New Series) 121(3144), 451-453 (1 April 1955). [Arnold041955]
  2. J. F. Bleichrodt, "Mean Tropospheric Residence Time of Cosmic-Ray-Produced Beryllium-7 at North Temperate Latitudes," J. Geophys. Res. 83(C6), 3058-3062 (20 June 1978). [Bleichrodt061978]
  3. K. O'Brien, "Secular Variations in the Production of Cosmogenic Isotopes in the Earth's Atmosphere," J. Geophys. Res. 84(A2), 423-431 (1 February 1979). [OBrien021979]
  4. S. E. King, et al., "Radiation Survey of the LDEF Spacecraft," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 38(2), 525-530 (April 1991). [King041991]
  5. G. J. Fishman, et al., "Observation of 7Be on the Surface of LDEF Spacecraft," Nature 349, 678-680 (21 February 1991). [Fishman021991]
  6. I. Amato, "Once-marooned Spacecraft Gets an Earthly Physical," Science 252(5012), 1493 (14 June 1991). [Amato061991]
  7. G. W. Petty, "Equilibrium Profiles of Atomic 7Be and 10Be in the Atmosphere Above 100 km," Geophys. Res. Lett. 18(9), 1687-1690 (September 1991). [Petty091991]
  8. R. J. Larsen, "Global Decrease of Beryllium-7 in Surface Air," J. Environ. Radioactivity 18, 85-87 (1993). [Larsen1993]
  9. R. C. Reedy, et al., "Radioactivities Induced in Some LDEF Samples," in LDEF - 69 Months in Space, Second Post-Retrieval Symposium, (NASA (see N93-29621 11-99), 1992) pp. 87-96. [Reedy061992]
  10. A. Ioannidou, C. Papastefanou, "Atmospheric Beryllium-7 Concentrations and Sun Spots," Nucl. Geophys. 8(6), 539-543 (December 1994). [Ioannidou121994]
  11. M. Baskaran, "A Search for Seasonal Variability on the Depositional Fluxes of 7Be and 210Pb," J. Geophys. Res. 100(D2), 2833-2840 (20 February 1995). [Baskaran021995]
  12. B. A. Harmon, et al., "Induced Radioactivity of LDEF Materials and Structural Components," Radiat. Meas. 26(6), 863-880 (November 1996). [Harmon111996]
  13. Karl Irlweck, et al., "Beryllium-7 and Ozone Correlations in Surface Atmosphere," Naturwissenschaften 84, 353-356 (August 1997). [Irlweck081997]
  14. C. F. del Pozo, et al., "Ion Composition and Effective Ion Recombination Rate in the Nighttime Auroral Lower Ionosphere," J. Atmos. and Solar-Terr. Phys. 59(15), 1919-1943 (October 1997). [delPozo101997]
  15. K. Megumi, et al., "Factors, Especially Sunspot Number, Causing Variations in Surface Air Concentrations and Depositions of Be-7 in Osaka, Japan," Geophys. Res. Lett. 27(3), 361-364 (1 February 2000). [Megumi022000]
  16. Sharon A. Fitzgerald, et al., "Beryllium-7 as a Tracer of Short-Term Sediment Deposition and Resuspension in the Fox River, Wisconsin," Environ. Sci. Technol. 35(2), 300-305 (13 December 2000). [Fitzgerald122000]
  17. G. W. Phillips, et al., "Correlation of Upper-Atmospheric 7Be with Solar Energetic Particle Events," Geophys. Res. Lett. 28(5), 939-942 (1 March 2001). [Phillips032001]
  18. W. R. Webber, P. R. Higbie, "Production of Cosmogenic Be Nuclei in the Earth's Atmosphere by Cosmic Rays: Its Dependence on Solar Modulation and the Interstellar Cosmic Ray Spectrum," J. Geophys. Res. 108(A9), 1355-1365 (30 September 2003). [Webber092003]
  19. C. Papastefanou, A. Ioannidou, "Beryllium-7 and Solar Activity," Appl. Radiat. Isot. 61(6), 1493-1495 (December 2004). [Papastefanou122004]
  20. P. Das, A. Ray, "Terrestrial 7Be Decay Rate and 8B Solar Neutrino Flux," Phys. Rev. C. 71(2), 025801 (February 2005). [Das022005]
  21. R. T. Salisbury, J. Cartwright, "Cosmogenic 7Be Deposition in North Wales: 7Be Concentrations in Sheep Faeces in Relation to Altitude and Precipitation," J. Environ. Radioactivity 78(3), 353-361 (March 2005). [Salisbury032005]

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