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Test device and test method for isotope measurement of noble gases in lunar soil

US12209966B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2024
Grant dateJan 28, 2025
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2044

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  • 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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