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Be-10

et — 11/6/2003 7:03:14 PM (archived)

Here's an intro on the isotope. 1.6My half life.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0009B557-EDA9-1C63-B882809EC588ED9F

Apparently it's produced by fusion in solar flares (which as you know are usually associated with sunspots) and become constituents of the solar wind.

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Sun on Fire - unleashes more flares - p - 11/4/2003 9:57:43 PM
- SOHO links and rolling blackouts. - Vince - 11/5/2003 5:11:56 AM
  - Links - Vince - 11/5/2003 5:29:02 AM
- How much activity would it take - ebnelson - 11/5/2003 4:37:08 AM
  - Thanks - ebnelson - 11/5/2003 1:17:08 PM
  - re: How much activity would it take - Nick Hoffman - 11/5/2003 1:04:33 PM
  - Interesting question - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2003 5:53:13 AM
- Too bad its been cloudy here in the heartland for the last 2 weeks. - Scott Evil - 11/4/2003 11:44:33 PM
  - I can see the sun for the first time in weeks! - Scott Evil - 11/6/2003 5:47:01 PM
- "Sun more active than for a millennium" - Tom Brosz - 11/4/2003 11:18:47 PM
  - Sunspot Activity Highest in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say . . . - D. Spires - 11/5/2003 5:22:53 AM
  - What is Happening to the Sun . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/5/2003 5:21:53 AM
    - re: What is Happening to the Sun . . . ? - R.L. - 11/5/2003 7:01:48 AM
      - re: Yo, R.L. -- and Nick . . . - D. Spires - 11/5/2003 8:28:49 PM
        
        re: Yo, R.L. -- and Nick . . . - Nick Hoffman - 11/7/2003 12:42:51 PM
        
        re: Thanx, Nick . . . - D. Spires - 11/8/2003 2:19:04 AM
        
        Go North Young Man... - Nick Hoffman - 11/8/2003 2:01:03 PM
        
        re: Yo, R.L. -- and Nick . . . - R.L. - 11/5/2003 9:55:19 PM
        
        Be-10 - et - 11/6/2003 7:03:14 PM
        
        ahhh, ok- I take back what I said - R.L. - 11/6/2003 8:00:00 PM
        
        re: Thanx for the input here, Robert . . . - D. Spires - 11/8/2003 2:15:32 AM
        
        well... - R.L. - 11/8/2003 11:48:41 PM
- Where's "Sam" When you Need Him? - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/4/2003 10:55:46 PM
  - re: Where's "Sam" When you Need Him? - Marcia - 11/6/2003 9:47:22 PM
  - Oh come on ST, not even a mention of how this all fits your vortex GUT? (n/t) - et - 11/5/2003 5:39:36 PM
- MEGA-FLARE . . . - D. Spires - 11/4/2003 10:16:34 PM
  - some nice side effects - FrankC - 11/5/2003 3:25:23 AM

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