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An ambient xenon sampling system using Ag/ZSM-5 was designed, and its performance was tested. The xenon collection efficiency of the system was tested for 3 h and 6 h sampling times with air sampling flow rates between 70 and140 SLPM. As a result, the maximum collection efficiency and xenon volume were estimated to be 102 ± 4% for 3 h sampling at 70 SLPM and 3.01 ± 0.11 cm3 for 6 h sampling at 137 SLPM, respectively. The xenon collection efficiency of Ag/ZSM-5 at 6 h sampling time was approximately 5 times higher than activated carbon under the same sampling conditions.
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Byun, JI., Hahm, DS. Ambient xenon sampling using an Ag/ZSM-5 zeolite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 927–930 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06999-4
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