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Caption: Figure 1.
(a) Annotated Tholinator setup at the SwRI. Not pictured are the supply gas cylinder and mass flow controller (out of frame, to the left) and the vacuum pump (out of frame, below). The plasma discharge box typically has a cover in place to protect the system components and users. (b) Simplified schematic diagram of the Tholinator setup.
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