NASA/TM-2006–214709, Boothe, R.E., Analysis Results for Lunar Soil Simulant Using a Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC 20546–0001, November 2006, pp. 16, Format(s): PDF 1580k |
Lunar soil will potentially be used for oxygen generation, water generation, and as filler for building blocks
during habitation missions on the Moon. NASA’s in situ fabrication and repair program is evaluating
portable technologies that can assess the chemistry of lunar soil and lunar soil simulants. This Technical
Memorandum summarizes the results of the JSC–1 lunar soil simulant analysis using the TRACeR III–IV
handheld x-ray fluorescence analyzer, manufactured by KeyMaster Technologies, Inc. The focus of the
evaluation was to determine how well the current instrument configuration would detect and quantify the
components of JSC–1.
| Keywords: | fluorescence, regolith, chemical elements, analysis |
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| Subjects: | Engineering: Instrumentation and Photography: Data Recording |
| ID Code: | 738 |
| Deposited On: | 22 May 2007 |