DocumentCode
778719
Title
A Nondispersive X-Ray Spectrometer for Lunar and Planetary Geochemical Analysis
Author
Metzger, Albert E. ; Parker, Richard E. ; Trombka, Jacob I.
Author_Institution
Space Sciences Division Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California
Volume
13
Issue
1
fYear
1966
Firstpage
554
Lastpage
561
Abstract
The application of nondispersive X-ray spectrosccpy to the remote analysis of lunar and planetary surfaces is described. It is possible to design an instrument which is light in weight, fast in response, can be deployed directly over an unprepared surface, and requires little power for each sample examined. An operating breadboard has been constructed and test results are presented. A computer approach to data reduction is discussed. Several specific applications of the method are proposed.
Keywords
Crystals; Energy resolution; Geophysics computing; Instruments; Laboratories; Moon; Radiation detectors; Space technology; Spectroscopy; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1966.4324015
Filename
4324015
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