Test device and test method for isotope measurement of noble gases in lunar soil
US12209966B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0036
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure provides a test device and a test method for isotope measurement of noble gases in lunar soil. The testing device includes a carbon dioxide laser ultra-high vacuum sample melting system, zirconium-aluminum getters, a vacuum dry pump, a first molecular pump, a second molecular pump, a neon gas capture unit, an argon gas capture unit, an argon krypton-xenon capture unit, a dilution tank, a sputtering ion pump and a noble gas mass spectrometer which are connected through pipelines, and each pipeline and each component are connected through a specific way; in addition, control valves for controlling the opening and closing of the pipelines are installed on the connection path between each pipeline and each component, and the disclosure also provides a matching test method.
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