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In short, they propose prospect ing wtih the atom. The technique employs activa tion analysis, a procedure in which materials are made radioactive by bombarding them with neu trons. The nuclei of the atoms absorbing these neutrons become “activated” through transforma tion to radioactive isotopes. When the isotopes distintegrate, they give off a unique pattern of radia tion at a unique rate and can be identified swiftly and positively. Dr. Richard E. Wainerdi, asso ciate dean of engineering and head of Activation Analysis Re search Laboratory, noted activa tion analysis can be used to identify the elements in almost any material, including rocks, soils and ore samples. Using a large reactor, activa tion analysis can determine the presence of gold, for example, if there is as much as seven parts of the precious metal in one hun dred billion parts of the total sample. In addition to being sensitive, activation analysis often doesn’t require the lengthy sample prepa ration of standaz-d wet-chemical methods. Also, activation analysis is a non-destructive method; samples can be rechecked at any time. A&M engineers and scientists, working with the Sandia Corp. in Albuquerque, N. M., have de veloped a portable activation analysis unit weighing only 30 pounds. It is designed for lunar or other planet exploration but could prove to be a valuable tool here on earth. Their earth-bound system also is highly automated, encompass- Aero Senior Proposes Power Adaptation for Space Flights Adaptation of a turbogenerator power system employing concen trated solar energy for all types of space flight missions has been suggested by an aerospace engi neering major. Charles H. Hill points out that design of a directional solar re flector would enable use of the system for an earth orbit mission or a space probe, perhaps a planet fly-by, as an auxiliary power system. The senior from Moody out lined his ideas for the design of such a system in a seminar course report for Dr. Charles A. Roden- berger. Use of solar energy is not new, Hill noted. Solar sails have been proposed, but their weight is too great for the amount of thrust obtained. Harnessing solar power in bat teries has been used in satellites, but battery weight is undesirable, he said. “The most promising method is a solar reflector which would focus the sun’s rays on a heating element,” Hill reported. Propel lant could be heated for expulsion or a closed fluid loop obtaining power through vapor generation might be employed. “My design mounts the solar collector on a support from the side of the craft,” Hill explained. “It could tilt and swivel to virtu ally any angle. If the sun’s rays were coming from the opposite side of the probe, the spacecraft could merely be rotated about its longitudinal axis to expose the collector once more.” He pointed out that the solar reflector-powered turbogenerator would supply decreasing amounts of energy in opeation toward the solar system’s outer planets. Turner, *29, Chosen Man-of-the-Y ear Federal Highway Administra tor Francis C. Turner, a 1928 graduate, has been named Man- of-the-Year by the International Road Federation. Turner is only the second American to receive the award initiated in 1951 by the world wide federation. Republican Senator STROM THURMOND SPEAKS ON CURRENT EVENTS THURSDAY, MARCH 5 12 o’clock noon MSC BALLROOM ADMISSION FREE a political forum presentation ing a special purpose computer routine for the rapid processing of geochemical data. Dr. Wainerdi said the activa tion analysis team initially veri fied its techniques by studying rock samples from a Llano County area in which geologists had ex plored for many years. The nuclear techniques produced anal yses essentially matching those obtained by traditional methods. Switching from a familiar area, the group later studied a region of the Philippines with the aid of a Philippine graduate student and in cooperation with the Philip pine government. In analyzing samples, they identified a gold and possibly a cobalt province in northern Luzon. Expansion of existing mining operations in the area is a possible result. The group headed by Dr. Wainerdi is now receiving sam ples from one of the world’s most highly mineralized regions, an area east of South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains. The area is rich in gold, diamonds, copper and other minerals. Activation analysis has possible use in exploring the ocean floor, Dr. Wainerdi added. The group has found it can distinguish be tween different regions of the Gulf of Mexico, based on the variety of chemical composition of sediment samples. The study was conducted jointly with A&M’s Oceanography Department. Dr. Arnold Bouma headed the ocean ography group. Activation Analysis Research Laboratory also has initiated chemical analysis of sediment samples recovered during the Deep Sea Drilling Project, which is being conducted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography for the National Science Foundation. Some of the more than 1,000 samples analyzed to date were re covered from water more than three miles deep. Dr. W. E. Kuy kendall Jr. and B. W. Hoffman headed the project. 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