Physics
Scientific paper
May 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989aipc..186..453a&link_type=abstract
IN: High-energy radiation background in space (A90-25305 09-93). New York, American Institute of Physics, 1989, p. 453-467. Prev
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Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Mars (Planet), Mars Observer, Neutron Spectrometers, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Lunar Composition, Solar System
Scientific paper
Cosmic-ray primary and secondary particles induce characteristic gamma-ray and neutron emissions from condensed bodies in our solar system. These characteristic emissions can be used to obtain qualitative and quantitative elemental analyses of planetary surfaces from orbital altitudes. Remote sensing gamma-ray spectroscopy has been successfully used to obtain elemental composition of the Moon and Mars during United States Apollo 15 and 16 missions and the Soviet Luna and Mars missions. A remote sensing gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer will be included aboard the United States Mars Observer Mission. If proper care is not taken in the design of the spectrometer and choice of materials in the construction of the detector system ahd spacecraft, the sensitivity of these remote sensing spectrometers can be greatly degraded. A discussion of these design and material selection problems is presented.
Arnold James R.
Boynton Willam V.
Englert Peter
Feldman William C.
Metzger Albert E.
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