Assessment of Electron Beam Irradiation as a Lipid Decontamination Technique for Life Detection Instruments
Abstract
Electron beam irradiation was tested as a potential technique for removing astrobiologically-relevant lipid contaminants from life detection instrument hardware. This technique was ineffective at reducing the lipids tested (at doses of 50 and 100 kGy).
- Publication:
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52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPI....52.2168B