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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 16.
Published in final edited form as: Geochim Cosmochim Acta. 2013 Dec 7;127:326–347. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.11.030

Table 5.

Xenon in Genesis AloS solar wind collectors released in four different laser ablation experiments. Analysis with zero rastered areas are weighted average of several blank analyses.

Sample, extract, method Area (cm2) Total 132Xe, 106 at. 132Xe = 1000
Fraction of SW
SW 132Xe retrieved 106 at/cm2
136Xe 134Xe 131Xe 130Xe 129Xe 128Xe 126Xe 124Xe 84Kr/132Xe 132Xe
A-π/8(a) 0.00 0.01 3004 ± 151 3636 ± 173 <12374 1434 ± 91 10115 ± 280 857 ± 83      n.d.      n.d. 22.9 .100
0.81 1.09 3021 ± 36 3736 ± 37 8167 ± 95 1603 ± 25 10440 ± 74 831 ± 19 41.8 ± 4.1 46.4 ± 4.8 10.4 .943 1.26
0.72 0.98 2967 ± 47 3723 ± 50 8090 ± 145 1641 ± 38 10225 ± 86 811 ± 21 37.0 ± 4.6 54.0 ± 5.6 11.2 .889 1.22
0.38 0.60 2995 ± 55 3731 ± 61 7859 ± 350 1577 ± 40 10315 ± 97 805 ± 30 39.5 ± 4.9 54.8 ± 8.0 12.1 .829 1.31
0.052 0.07 2929 ± 135 3649 ± 150 8399 ± 520 1501 ± 93 10410 ± 125 782 ± 71 41 ± 17 50 ± 24 11.6 .863 1.13
A-π/8(b) 0.96 1.20 3029 ± 17 3653 ± 20 8574 ± 66 1621 ± 21 10393 ± 38 863 ± 9 45.7 ± 2.0 56.6 ± 3.0 9.78 .985 1.23
3.82 4.31 3007 ± 9 3671 ± 11 8238 ± 17 1665 ± 6 10354 ± 19 839 ± 4 42.7 ± 1.1 46.8 ± 1.0 9.90 .976 1.10
0.84 1.18 3046 ± 15 3754 ± 18 8419 ± 55 1649 ± 12 10377 ± 33 827 ± 8 41.8 ± 2.0 49.2 ± 2.8 11.4 .875 1.23
0.32 0.43 3030 ± 56 3732 ± 31 8396 ± 84 1613 ± 19 10334 ± 59 872 ± 13 41.9 ± 3.0 50.9 ± 4.1 10.2 .956 1.28
A-π/4 0.00 0.03 3335 ± 410 3754 ± 300 <11423 1937 ± 230 10159 ± 740 791 ± 221      n.d.      n.d. 25.8 −0.093
3.75 9.37 3070 ± 35 3737 ± 40 8112 ± 35 1601 ± 22 10055 ± 29 798 ± 9 35.7 ± 2.0 40.6 ± 2.1 19.3 0.340 0.85
0.44 .500 3011 ± 45 3726 ± 50 8247 ± 93 1607 ± 27 10396 ± 110 818 ± 20 36.0 ± 6.1 46.1 ± 4.5 11.3 0.884 1.01
0.78 1.02 3060 ± 43 3717 ± 50 8147 ± 48 1640 ± 37 10318 ± 94 796 ± 23 38.1 ± 5.4 54.7 ± 6.8 11.5 0.866 1.13
0.15 0.20 3079 ± 81 3682 ± 73 8164 ± 108 1613 ± 59 10272 ± 167 830 ± 29 35.9 ± 5.9 51.7 ± 8.0 12.6 0.794 1.08
0.24 0.26 3087 ± 55 3789 ± 71 8240 ± 98 1633 ± 50 10322 ± 137 833 ± 28 38.0 ± 5.2 45.2 ± 7.3 10.7 0.921 0.98
0.72 0.87 3023 ± 50 3757 ± 49 8189 ± 62 1609 ± 25 10323 ± 94 814 ± 20 40.1 ± 4.0 50.1 ± 4.8 11.7 0.855 1.03
A-π 0.00 0.02 3203 ± 300 3675 ± 290 <10200 1501 ± 192 10330 ± 560 998 ± 294      n.d.      n.d. 18.3 0.041
1.48 1.94 3016 ± 20 3678 ± 51 8184 ± 55 1628 ± 24 10323 ± 19 809 ± 16 40.3 ± 4.2 53.4 ± 1.8 10.5 0.933 1.22
0.20 0.28 2913 ± 90 3650 ± 94 8408 ± 167 1592 ± 87 10252 ± 30 790 ± 53 48.2 ± 7.4 63.7 ± 9.2 12.4 0.808 1.18
0.84 1.18 3015 ± 50 3759 ± 48 8268 ± 96 1649 ± 27 10491 ± 96 799 ± 23 39.2 ± 4.7 47.5 ± 4.9 11.3 0.881 1.23
0.32 0.34 3045 ± 57 3762 ± 68 8438 ± 109 1684 ± 38 10493 ± 23 796 ± 25 44.8 ± 5.5 55.7 ± 6.9 10.0 0.966 1.05
0.24 0.31 3081 ± 92 3771 ± 97 8436 ± 186 1585 ± 83 10322 ± 22 805 ± 46 42.7 ± 7.5 38.2 ± 9.8 10.5 0.936 1.24
0.80 0.95 3045 ± 24 3780 ± 20 8116 ± 28 1585 ± 11 10268 ± 37 811 ± 8 36.5 ± 2.0 43.4 ± 1.8 11.0 0.903 1.07
Atmospheric Xe Basford et al. (1973) 3294 (4) 3879 ± 6 7890 ± 11 1513.6 ± 1.2 9832 ± 12 713.6±.9 33.00±.17 35.37±.11

Notes: Stated errors are 1σ. Errors for gas concentrations and elemental ratios are 5–7% based on the scatter observed in series of air standards measured prior and after each experiment. (84Kr/132Xe)trapped = 24.4 was used to resolve SW from trapped Xe. “n.d.” stands for light Xe isotopes in blanks which were too small to be determined.