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Status of Genesis Mo-Pt Foils
- Source :
- Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 14.
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2005.
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Abstract
- A total of 8,000 sq cm of Mo-coated Pt foils were exposed to solar wind for 884 days by the Genesis mission. Solar wind ions were captured in the surface of the Mo. Our objective is the measurement of long-lived radionuclides, such as Be-10, Al-26, Cl-36, and Mn-53, and short-lived radionuclides, such as Na-22 and Mn-54, in the captured sample of solar wind. The expected flux of these nuclides in the solar wind is 100 atom/sq cm yr or less. The hard landing of the SRC (Sample Return Capsule) at UTTR (Utah Test and Training Range) has resulted in contaminated and crumpled foils. Here we present a status report and revised plan for processing the foils.
- Subjects :
- Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Part 14
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20050172136
- Document Type :
- Report