Tellurium: Should it be isotopically anomalous in the Allende meteorite?

Abstract

Isotopically anomalous Te is a by-product of the nuclear processes in zones of supernovae that have been proposed as sources for isotopically anomalous Xe. The calculated composition of the anomalous Te is roughly consistent with the disputed measurements made by Ballad et al. (1979) and Oliver et al. (1979) of samples of the Allende meteorite with the exception that the large 123Te overabundance reported by Oliver et al. (1979) is not predicted by the theory.