Published February 11, 1999
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Journal article
The Lunar Prospector gamma-ray and neutron spectrometers
Creators
- 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS-D466, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
- 2. Lunar Research Institute, Gilroy, CA 95020 (United States)
Description
Gamma-ray and neutron spectrometers (GRS and NS, respectively) are included in the payload complement of Lunar Prospector (LP) that is currently orbiting the Moon. Specific objectives of the GRS are to map abundances of O, Si, Fe, Ti, U, Th, K, and perhaps, Mg, Al, and Ca, to depths of about 20 cm. Those of the NS are to search for water ice to depths of about 50 cm near the lunar poles and to map regolith maturity. The designs of both spectrometers are described and their performance in both the laboratory and in lunar orbit are presented
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0168900298009346;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 422
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 562-566
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Kazakhstan
- INIS RN
- 34040761
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM; CALCIUM; DEPTH; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; IRON; LUNA SPACE PROBES; LUNAR MATERIALS; MAGNESIUM; MAPS; MOON; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; OVERBURDEN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SILICON; THORIUM; TITANIUM; URANIUM; X-RAY SPECTROMETERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ABUNDANCE; ACTINIDES; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; NONMETALS; SATELLITES; SEMIMETALS; SPACE VEHICLES; SPECTROMETERS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VEHICLES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.