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ICP-MS and ICP-OES | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

ICP-MS and ICP-OES

analytical linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

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Confidence

1

Literature sources

4

Linked simulants

22

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

analytical

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Raman characterization of lunar highlands simulants for in-situ resource utilization in a lunar setting

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

NU-LHT-2MmentionedNeeds review NU-LHT-4MsimulantNeeds review NUW-LHT-5MsimulantNeeds review NU-LHT-1MSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

temperature900°C100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%density2.88 kg cm 3100%Particle sizemeasured100%porositymeasured100%

Evidence snippets

Table 2 Neodymium (Nd) concentration in NU-LHT-2M, NU-LHT-4M, and NUW-LHT-5M determined from a combination of ICP-MS and ICP-OES.

Source literature

Main reference: Raman characterization of lunar highlands simulants for in-situ resource utilization in a lunar setting

E. Z. Tucker, M. Abedin, R. A. Wincheski, D. Rickman | 2024 | Acta Astronautica

DOI 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.09.016

Extraction state

100%

1 source

Needs review

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Mineral compositionolivine, pyroxene, Fe, Ni, FeS2

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Mineral groupsPlagioclase (PLG), Pyroxene (PX), Olivine (OLV)95%

Excitation sources532 nm, 785 nm95%

plagioclase compositionhigher calcium composition compared to plagioclase in many lunar simulants, including the NU-LHT series of simulants [17 ]100%

fluorescence featuresdistinctive fluorescence features between 870 and 890 nm attributed to a specific rare earth element (REE) impurity100%

Raman peak assignmentsPLG (plagioclase), PX (pyroxene), OLV (olivine)100%

Background subtractionApplied to remove fluorescence effects100%