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  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

H. Palme is affiliated with the Senckenberg Naturmuseum in Germany. Their research primarily encompasses fields within Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Ecology, Geophysics, and Radiation.

The scientist's work spans various topics, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomical and nuclear sciences
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

H. Palme has contributed to multiple publications across a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • "Subsolar Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios of non-carbonaceous chondrites reveal planetesimal formation during early condensation in the protoplanetary disk" (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "The composition of CI chondrites and their contents of chlorine and bromine: Results from instrumental neutron activation analysis" (2021, Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
  • "Solar System Elemental Abundances from the Solar Photosphere and CI-Chondrites" (2025, Space Science Reviews)
  • "Nucleosynthetic isotope variations in chondritic meteorites and their relationship to bulk chemistry" (2024, Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
  • "The Al/Si ratio: sub-solar in enstatite chondrites but supra-solar in the Earth - a plausible explanation" (2021, Goldschmidt2021 abstracts)

Collaborations occur with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Alessandro Morbidelli
  • K. Lodders
  • M. Bergemann
  • G. Libourel
  • Seth A. Jacobson

H. Palme was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2014, reflecting their involvement in the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Cosmochemical Estimates of Mantle Composition

    Herbert Palme;Hugh O'Neill

  • Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry.

    T. Kleine;C. Münker;K. Mezger;H. Palme

  • Abundances of the elements in the solar system

    K. Lodders;H. Palme;H.-P. Gail

  • Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets

    Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;Bernard Bourdon;Francis Nimmo

  • Late formation and prolonged differentiation of the Moon inferred from W isotopes in lunar metals.

    M. Touboul;T. Kleine;B. Bourdon;H. Palme

  • Heterogeneous accretion, composition and core–mantle differentiation of the Earth

    David C. Rubie;Daniel J. Frost;Ute Mann;Yuki Asahara

  • 26 Al- 26 Mg and 207 Pb- 206 Pb systematics of Allende CAIs: Canonical solar initial 26 Al/ 27 Al ratio reinstated

    Benjamin Jacobsen;Qing-zhu Yin;Frederic Moynier;Yuri Amelin

  • Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water

    D.C. Rubie;S.A. Jacobson;S.A. Jacobson;A. Morbidelli;D.P. O’Brien

  • Solar System Abundances of the Elements

    H. Palme;K. Lodders;A. Jones

  • 182Hf-182W isotope systematics of chondrites, eucrites, and martian meteorites: Chronology of core formation and early mantle differentiation in Vesta and Mars

    T. Kleine;Klaus Mezger;C. Münker;H. Palme

  • Early core formation in asteroids and late accretion of chondrite parent bodies: Evidence from 182Hf-182W in CAIs, metal-rich chondrites, and iron meteorites

    Thorsten Kleine;Klaus Mezger;Herbert Palme;Erik Scherer

  • The solar-system abundances of Nb, Ta, and Y, and the relative abundances of refractory lithophile elements in differentiated planetary bodies

    K.P Jochum;H.M Seufert;B Spettel;H Palme

  • Trace elements in ocean ridge basalt glasses - Implications for fractionations during mantle evolution and petrogenesis

    Jan Hertogen;Maria Janssens;H Palme

  • Collisional erosion and the non-chondritic composition of the terrestrial planets.

    Hugh St.C O'Neill;Herbert Palme

  • Cosmochemical constraints on the sulfur content in the Earth's core

    Gerlind Dreibus;Herbert Palme

  • Experimental petrochemistry of some highly siderophile elements at high temperatures, and some implications for core formation and the mantle's early history

    H.St.C. O'Neill;D.B. Dingwell;A. Borisov;B. Spettel

  • Hf-W chronometry of lunar metals and the age and early differentiation of the Moon.

    Thorsten Kleine;Herbert Palme;Klaus Mezger;Alex N. Halliday

  • A metal particle from a Ca,Al-rich inclusion from the meteorite Allende, and the condensation of refractory siderophile elements

    Herbert Palme;Frank Wlotzka

  • Compositional constraints on the continental lithospheric mantle from trace elements in spinel peridotite xenoliths

    K. P. Jochum;W. F. McDonough;H. Palme;B. Spettel

  • Experimental determination of metal/silicate partition coefficients for P, Co, Ni, Cu, Ga, Ge, Mo, and W and some implications for the early evolution of the Earth

    W Schmitt;H Palme;H Wänke

  • On the chemistry of the Allende inclusions and their origin as high temperature condensates

    H. Wänke;H. Baddenhausen;H. Palme;B. Spettel

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Spettel
B. Spettel Max Planck Society
Heinrich Wänke
Heinrich Wänke Max Planck Society
Gerlind Dreibus
Gerlind Dreibus Max Planck Society
Addi Bischoff
Addi Bischoff University of Münster
Klaus Peter Jochum
Klaus Peter Jochum Max Planck Society
Dieter Stöffler
Dieter Stöffler Museum für Naturkunde
Philip A. Bland
Philip A. Bland Curtin University
William F. McDonough
William F. McDonough University of Maryland, College Park
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
Martin Prinz
Martin Prinz American Museum of Natural History

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