Application of Long-Path Gas Cell Assisted Infrared Spectroscopy for Detection of Lunar Volatiles and Advanced Curation Efforts

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العنوان: Application of Long-Path Gas Cell Assisted Infrared Spectroscopy for Detection of Lunar Volatiles and Advanced Curation Efforts
المؤلفون: Saunab Ghosh, Ernest K Lewis, Christopher L Harris, Cecilia L Amick, Crystal A Mantilla, Kimberly K Allums, Francis M McCubbin, Jeremy W Boyce
بيانات النشر: United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
مصطلحات موضوعية: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry
الوصف: The motivation behind analyzing gaseous samples from the Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) on the lunar surface is built upon the volatiles observed during the LCROSS mission. Advanced curation techniques under cold conditions are essential to the critical scientific analysis of these returned samples. The detection of various volatiles in returned samples by gas-phase infrared (IR) spectroscopy is known to be a powerful tool to understand the resources present in planetary bodies and Astro-materials. The identification and quantification of volatile compounds in returned planetary samples and regolith simulants by advanced and custom-built analytical devices are areas of primary research interest in our group and the Planetary Exploration & Astromaterials Research Laboratory (PEARL) facility. In this context, we discuss recent advancements and experimental results for quick analysis of the major volatiles detected by the LCROSS (water, CO2, CH3OH, and NH3) by a long-path gas cell/FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometer system. The applicability of this system is demonstrated by qualitative analysis of a series of volatiles measured individually. In addition, the linear dependence of absorption intensity on headspace sample volumes was checked by measuring gas-phase IR absorption spectra of increasing volumes of pure CO2 gas aliquots. Finally, the instrument performance was evaluated by measuring the relative concentration of NH3 (g) in methanol solution.
نوع الوثيقة: Report
اللغة: English
الوصول الحر: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240000022Test
ملاحظات: J2-0008-2521-00005

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رقم الانضمام: edsnas.20240000022
قاعدة البيانات: NASA Technical Reports