Matter
Name
Tholins AMES 90%N2:10%CH4
Family
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
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Tholins AMES 90%N2:10%CH4 0.012
Title
Tholins #1 synthesis by RF irradiation at 100 W and 13.56 MHz

Produced matter

Matter
Tholins AMES 90%N2:10%CH4 (this matter)
Processing steps
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