Neutron activation analysis, gamma ray spectrometry and radiation environment monitoring instrument concept: GEORAD

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 539, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 198-216

  Ambrosi, R M ^a   Talboys, D L ^a   Sims, M R ^a   Bannister, N P ^a   Makarewicz, M ^b   Stevenson, T ^a   Hutchinson, I B ^c   Watterson, J I W ^d   Lanza, R C ^e   Richter, L ^f   Mills, A ^a   Fraser, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Aurora; ExoMars; Mars; Neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COOLING SYSTEMS; GAMMA RAYS; ISOTOPES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACECRAFT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASTROBIOLOGY; AURORA; EXOMARS; MARS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 13444257746     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.10.031     Document Type: Article

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