Instrument Calibrations and Data Analysis Procedures for the NEAR X-Ray Spectrometer

Icarus

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 498-519

  Starr, R ^a   Clark, P E ^a   Murphy, M E ^a   Floyd, S R ^b   McClanahan, T P ^b   Nittler, L R ^b   Trombka, J I ^b   Evans, L G ^c   Boynton, W V ^d   Bailey, S H ^d   Bhangoo, J ^d   Mikheeva, I ^d   Bruckner J ^e   Squyres, S W ^f   McCartney, E M ^f   Goldsten, J O ^g   McNutt Jr , R L ^g  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Instrumentation; NEAR; X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000130846     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6453     Document Type: Article

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