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Review
. 2001 Jan 30;98(3):797-800.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.797.

State-of-the-art instruments for detecting extraterrestrial life

J L Bada  1
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Review

State-of-the-art instruments for detecting extraterrestrial life

J L Bada. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The 2003 MOD instrument. The purge tank is used to flush the MOD oven and attached TDLS with an inert gas such as argon between analyses. The peak power requirement is about 28 W. The base plate dimensions are 11 cm × 14 cm; the height is about 15 cm. The entire instrument weighs ≈2 kg and fits in the palm of your hand.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Baseline resolution of several amino acid enantiomers using the μCE chip system (based on results presented in ref. 24).
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Comment in

  • Searching for an alien haven in the heavens.
    Coughlin BC. Coughlin BC. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jan 30;98(3):796. doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.796. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001. PMID: 11607762 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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