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Xenon is a competitive inhibitor of the serotonin 5-HT 3 receptor. While neither anesthetic nor antinociceptive, this reduces anesthesia-emergent nausea and vomiting. [159] Xenon has a minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of 72% at age 40, making it 44% more potent than N 2 O as an anesthetic. [160]
Isotopes of xenon. Complete table of nuclides. Xenon-133 (sold as a drug under the brand name Xeneisol, ATC code V09EX03 (WHO)) is an isotope of xenon. It is a radionuclide that is inhaled to assess pulmonary function, and to image the lungs. [18] It is also used to image blood flow, particularly in the brain.
Xenon compounds are compounds containing the element xenon (Xe). After Neil Bartlett's discovery in 1962 that xenon can form chemical compounds, a large number of xenon compounds have been discovered and described. Almost all known xenon compounds contain the electronegative atoms fluorine or oxygen. The chemistry of xenon in each oxidation ...
A xenon arc lamp is a highly specialized type of gas discharge lamp, an electric light that produces light by passing electricity through ionized xenon gas at high pressure. It produces a bright white light to simulate sunlight, with applications in movie projectors in theaters, in searchlights, and for specialized uses in industry and research ...
As the duration of the flash that is emitted by a xenon flashtube can be accurately controlled, and due to the high intensity of the light, xenon flashtubes are commonly used as photographic strobe lights. Xenon flashtubes are also used in very high-speed or "stop-motion" photography, which was pioneered by Harold Edgerton in the 1930s.
Xenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with chemical formula XeF 4. It was the first discovered binary compound of a noble gas. [3] It is produced by the chemical reaction of xenon with fluorine: [4] [5] Xe + 2 F 2 → XeF 4. This reaction is exothermic, releasing an energy of 251 kJ/mol. [3]
Ion thruster. An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive ions from a neutral gas by ionizing it to extract some electrons from its atoms. The ions are then accelerated using electricity to create thrust.
Xenon isotope geochemistry uses the abundance of xenon (Xe) isotopes and total xenon to investigate how Xe has been generated, transported, fractionated, and distributed in planetary systems. Xe has nine stable or very long-lived isotopes. Radiogenic 129 Xe and fissiogenic 131,132,134,136 Xe isotopes are of special interest in geochemical ...