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A miniaturized XRF instrument for in situ planetary exploration: The Active X-Ray Spectrometer (AXRS)

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Abstract The Active X-Ray Spectrometer (AXRS) was developed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) to be utilized in landed planetary exploration spacecraft seeking to better understand bulk rock geochemistry… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The Active X-Ray Spectrometer (AXRS) was developed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) to be utilized in landed planetary exploration spacecraft seeking to better understand bulk rock geochemistry of lithophile materials. The AXRS sensor head has a mass of 360 ​g, fits within an envelope of 11 ​× ​6 ​× ​5 ​cm3, and consumes

Keywords: active ray; planetary exploration; ray spectrometer; spectrometer axrs

Journal Title: Planetary and Space Science
Year Published: 2020

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