Matter
- Name
- Tholins AMES 90%N2:10%CH4
- Family
- carbonaceous
- Comments
- Gas was provided by Linde Division,researchgrade with 99.99% purity
- Database
- Experimentalists
- Origins
- laboratory
- Provider
- NASA Ames Research Center
- Preparation
- raw
- Method
- irradiation of CH4:N2=10%:90% gaseous mixture with plasma discharge at 100 W and 13.56 MHz
- Phase type
- solid
- Component type (group)
- synthesized carbonaceous matter (radiolysis product)
- Texture
- pulverulent
- Type of porosity
- particulate
- Title
- Tholins #1 synthesis by RF irradiation at 100 W and 13.56 MHz
- Matter
- Tholins AMES 90%N2:10%CH4 (this matter)
- Processing steps
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Step Date Type Process Changes #1 2011-10-24 mixing mixing of $CH_4$ and $N_2$ gases in 10%:90% proportion gas mixture #2 2011-10-24 irradiation irradiation at 100 W and 13.56 MHz of $CH_4$:$N_2$=10%:90% gas mixture at 20°C and 1.0 Torr formation of a tholins layer #3 2012-07-23 mechanical scratching the layer to remove from the wall obtaining tholins powder