Compositional mapping with the NEAR X ray/gamma ray spectrometer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E10, 1997, Pages 23729-23750

  Trombka, J I ^a   Floyd, S R ^a   Boynton, W V ^b   Bailey, S ^b   Bruckner J ^c   Squyres, S W ^d   Evans, L G ^e   Clark, P E ^f   Starr, R ^f   Fiore, E ^g   Gold, R ^g   Goldsten, J ^g   McNutt, R ^g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DCI MS; Fluorinated polymer; Helical copolymer; Ionization cross section; Ionization efficiency curve; Ionization potential; Ionization theory; MS MS; Polarizability volume; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; COMPOSITIONAL MAPPING; NEAR MISSION; X-RAY/GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0000197888     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE00270     Document Type: Article

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