The absolute chronology and thermal processing of solids in the solar protoplanetary disk

James Connelly; Martin Bizzarro; Alexander N. Krot; Åke Nordlund; Daniel Kim Peel Wielandt; Marina A. Ivanova

doi:10.1126/science.1226919

The absolute chronology and thermal processing of solids in the solar protoplanetary disk

James Connelly, Martin Bizzarro, Alexander N. Krot, Åke Nordlund, Daniel Kim Peel Wielandt, Marina A. Ivanova

Astrophysics and Planetary Science

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Abstract

Transient heating events that formed calcium-aluminum - rich inclusions (CAIs) and chondrules are fundamental processes in the evolution of the solar protoplanetary disk, but their chronology is not understood. Using U-corrected Pb-Pb dating, we determined absolute ages of individual CAIs and chondrules from primitive meteorites. CAIs define a brief formation interval corresponding to an age of 4567.30 ± 0.16 million years (My), whereas chondrule ages range from 4567.32 ± 0.42 to 4564.71 ± 0.30 My. These data refute the long-held view of an age gap between CAIs and chondrules and, instead, indicate that chondrule formation started contemporaneously with CAIs and lasted ~3 My. This time scale is similar to disk lifetimes inferred from astronomical observations, suggesting that the formation of CAIs and chondrules reflects a process intrinsically linked to the secular evolution of accretionary disks.

Original language	English
Journal	Science
Volume	338
Issue number	6107
Pages (from-to)	651-655
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0036-8075
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1226919
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2012

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