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System for Non-Dispersive Analysis of Lunar X-Rays from Apollo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

P. Gorenstein ,
H. Gursky ,
I. Adler  and
J. Trombka
P. Gorenstein
Affiliation:
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts
H. Gursky
Affiliation:
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts
I. Adler
Affiliation:
Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland
J. Trombka
Affiliation:
Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland
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Abstract

A non-dispersive X-ray detection system consisting of proporticnal counters plus filters is being prepared for the Command-Service Module of the Apollo spacecraft as part of a “geochemistry“ package. It will detect solar induced characteristic X-rays from the abundant elements on the lunar surface during the orbiting phases of the mission. The objective will be a compilation of a map of the lunar chemical composition and to detect regional differences. The system and its theoretical performance are described.

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Research Article
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 13: Eighteenth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 6-8, 1969 , 1969 , pp. 330 - 341
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1969

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