An X-ray proportional counter for the Viking Lander

Details An X-ray proportional counter for the Viking Lander An X-ray proportional counter for the Viking Lander

Feb 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978itns...25..478g&link_type=abstract

(IEEE, ERDA, and NASA, Nuclear Science Symposium, 4th, and Nuclear Power Systems Symposium, 9th, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 19-

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Proportional Counters, Viking Lander Spacecraft, X Ray Fluorescence, X Ray Spectroscopy, Mars Surface, Miniaturization, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spacecraft Instruments

Scientific paper

A set of four sealed proportional counters with optimized energy response is employed in the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer units aboard the two Viking Landers. The instruments have provided quantitative elemental analyses of soil samples taken from the Martian surface. This paper discusses the design and development of these miniature proportional counters, and describes their performance on Mars.

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