Chemical analyses of martian soil and rocks obtained by the Pathfinder Alpha Proton X-ray spectrometer

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Economou, Thanasis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha proton X ray spectrometer; Chemical analyses of Mars soil and rocks; Mars Pathfinder

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; BACKSCATTERING; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPOSITION; COOLING; METEORITES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PROTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; SILICON; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

MONOENERGETIC BEAM;

SOILS;

HELIUM; HYDROGEN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; PROTON; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALPHA RADIATION; ASTRONOMY; CAMERA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOLING; ENVIRONMENT; EXCITATION; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; ROCK; SOIL; SPECTROMETER; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0034897430     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00240-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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