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. 2024 Jan 12;24(1):36–43. doi: 10.1089/ast.2023.0002

Table 2.

Results of 4He Measurements Performed at Room Temperature for Six Flight-like Sample Tubes, Integrated Over Various Accumulation Times to Determine He Leak Rates

Tube No. 4He (ncc*) 4He ncc (corrected) Accumulation time (h) Leak rate (scc/s)
SN144 0.12 0.11 47.5 6.6E-16
  0.37 0.36 92.5 1.1E-15
  0.17 0.16 24.5 1.8E-15
  0.08 0.07 24.5 8.4E-16
SN180 0.02 0.02 24.0 2.0E-16
  0.06 0.05 72.5 2.0E-16
  0.06 0.05 72.8 2.0E-16
SN193 0.02 0.01 22.5 1.1E-16
  0.03 0.03 73.5 9.3E-17
  0.03 0.02 74.0 8.8E-17
SN196 0.03 0.03 26.5 2.7E-16
  0.05 0.05 46.0 2.7E-16
SN251 0.14 0.14 23.5 1.6E-15
  0.22 0.22 47.0 1.3E-15
  0.44 0.43 96.5 1.2E-15
  0.18 0.18 22.0 2.2E-15
  0.23 0.22 26.5 2.3E-15
  1.01 1.01 118.0 2.4E-15
  0.23 0.22 26.5 2.3E-15
  0.43 0.42 47.8 2.5E-15
SN282 3.57 3.56 22.0 4.6E-14
  15.66 15.65 96.5 4.5E-14
  3.51 3.50 21.5 4.6E-14
  4.04 4.03 25.5 4.5E-14
  7.26 7.26 45.5 4.5E-14

The measured 4He amounts were corrected by subtraction of blank values. Exact accumulation times (>12 h) were chosen for convenience.

*

nano (10−9) cubic centimeters