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The protosolar helium mass-fraction is a key ingredient of solar, planetary models and enrichment laws. However, the assumed values often rely on simplified descriptions of the transport of chemicals in solar models. They are also based on…
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Nitrogen is an important element in various fields of stellar and Galactic astronomy, and the solar nitrogen abundance is crucial as a yardstick for comparing different objects in the cosmos. In order to obtain a precise and accurate value…
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