Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Description of two methods for the analysis of light gases that are sequentially evolved from 2 to 10 mg of lunar sample. A hydrofluoric acid hydrolysis of lunar material is achieved by repeated exposure of the sample to hydrogen fluoride. In the second technique, gases are evolved from lunar samples by the stepwise heating of these samples to 1400 C. The gases evolved by either hydrolysis or pyrolysis are analyzed in a gas chromatographic system using a helium ionization detector. The sensitivities of this detector for the gases, as analyzed, range from 20 picograms/sec for hydrogen to 0.2 picogram/sec for carbon dioxide.
Keywords:
FACILITIES, RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT
Type:
Symposium on the Analytical methods developed for application to lunar samples analyses; Jun 25, 1972 - Jun 30, 1972; Los Angeles, CA
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