The D-CIXS X-ray mapping spectrometer on SMART-1
2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 51; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0032-0633(03)00020-5
ISSN1873-5088
AutoresM. Grandé, R. Browning, Nicholas R. Waltham, Douglas J. Parker, S. K. Dunkin, Brian R. Kent, B. J. Kellett, C. H. Perry, B. M. Swinyard, Adam J. Perry, J Feraday, C. Howe, Geoff McBride, K. J. H. Phillips, J. Huovelin, P. Muhli, Pasi Hakala, O. Vilhu, J. Laukkanen, N. Thomas, David W. Hughes, H. Alleyne, M. M. Grady, R. Lundin, S. Barabash, D. M. H. Baker, P. E. Clark, C. D. Murray, J. E. Guest, I. Casanova, L. d’Uston, S. Maurice, B. Foing, David Heather, V. A. Fernandes, K. Muinonen, S. S. Russell, Apostolos Christou, C. J. Owen, P. A. Charles, H. Koskinen, M. Kato, K Sipila, S. Nenonen, Mats Holmström, N. Bhandari, R. C. Elphic, D. J. Lawrence,
Tópico(s)Nuclear Physics and Applications
ResumoThe D-CIXS Compact X-ray Spectrometer will provide high quality spectroscopic mapping of the Moon, the primary science target of the ESA SMART-1 mission. D-CIXS consists of a high throughput spectrometer, which will perform spatially localised X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. It will also carry a solar monitor, to provide the direct calibration needed to produce a global map of absolute lunar elemental abundances, the first time this has been done. Thus it will achieve ground breaking science within a resource envelope far smaller than previously thought possible for this type of instrument, by exploiting two new technologies, swept charge devices and micro-structure collimators. The new technology does not require cold running, with its associated overheads to the spacecraft. At the same time it will demonstrate a radically novel approach to building a type of instrument essential for the BepiColombo mission and potential future planetary science targets.
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