RE:Polyester fabric & noble gas trapping

[Keith Welch <welch@CEBAF.GOV>]

I think it's the ability of cotton to readily absorb moisture, which
suppresses the buildup of the atracting static charge (maybe the water
molecules fill those pores you're talking about).


>Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 20:17:48 -0400
>From: "Nimmo, Elsa (CA35)" <Nimmo_Elsa@Measurex.com>
>Subject: Polyester fabric & noble gas trapping
>
>Did I miss the discussion of why polyester "attracts" noble gases more
>than cotton?  Is polyester fabric like activated charcoal or styrofoam
>in having more of the right-sized pores than most other materials? 
>
>Elsa Nimmo
>nimmo_elsa@measurex.com

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