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Xenon - a stranger in search of strange particles

Xenon - a stranger in search of strange particles

Update: 2019-12-10
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Xenon is a noble gas that turns up in various lights, gets used in xenon ion propulsion systems for spacecraft & plays a key role in the search for dark matter, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 94 of Elemental.

Xenon is a noble gas that turns up in various lights.

It gets used in xenon ion propulsion systems for spacecraft.

Xenon plays a key role in the XENON detector which is used in the search for dark matter.

Xenon is also the 'perfect' anaesthetic, says Professor Allan Blackman from the Auckland University of Technology, in episode 94 of Elemental.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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Xenon - a stranger in search of strange particles

Xenon - a stranger in search of strange particles

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