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Observing early stellar nucleosynthesis

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A fluorine abundance measurement in a high-redshift galaxy demonstrates an early, quick rise in chemical enrichment of the Universe. The presence of fluorine at this early epoch also reveals a unique early source of the element.

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Fig. 1: A collage of what a massive star-forming galaxy at z = 4.4 (~1.4 Gyrs after the Big Bang) might look like with possible sources of fluorine indicated.

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  1. Lund Observatory, Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Nils Ryde

  2. Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

    Graham Harper

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