NASA NTRS · 19940016180
Helium in interplanetary dust particles
Abstract
Helium and neon were extracted from fragments of individual stratosphere-collected interplanetary dust particles (IDP's) by subjecting them to increasing temperature by applying short-duration pulses of power in increasing amounts to the ovens containing the fragments. The experiment was designed to see whether differences in release temperatures could be observed which might provide clues as to the asteroidal or cometary origin of the particles. Variations were observed which show promise for elucidating the problem.
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Nier, A. O., Schlutter, D. J.. 1993-01-01. Helium in interplanetary dust particles. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940016180
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