Cleaning Surface Particle Contamination with Ultrapure Water (UPW) Megasonic Flow on Genesis Array Collectors
- Author:
- Stansbery, E. K.
- Published:
- March 13, 2006.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- McNamara, K. M.
Allton, J. H.
Calaway, Michael J.
Hittle, J. D.
Rodriquez, M. C. - Access Online:
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- Summary:
- The hard landing experienced by the Genesis sample return capsule breached the science canister containing the solar wind collectors. This impact into the damp lakebed contaminated collector surfaces with pulverized collector and spacecraft materials and Utah sediment and brine residue. The gold foil, polished aluminum, and bulk metallic glass remained intact, but the solar wind bulk and regime-specific array collectors were jarred loose from their frames and fractured into greater than 10,000 specimens. After a year of investigation and cleaning experimentation, the Genesis Science Team determined that array collectors had 4 classes of contaminants: particles, molecular film, submicron inorganic particulate ("aerosol"), and pre-launch surface contamination. We discuss here use of megasonically energized ultrapure water (UPW) for removing particulate debris from array collector fragments.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20080026010.
37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; 13-17 Mar. 2006; League City, TX; United States. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
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