Apollo 15 X-ray fluorescence experiment
- Author:
- Blodgett, H.
- Published:
- Oct 1, 1971.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Schmadebeck, R., Gerard, J., Eller, E., Lowman, P., Trombka, J., Lamothe, R., Gorenstein, P., Yin, L., and Adler, I.
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- The X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, carried in the SIM bay of the command service module was employed principally for compositional mapping of the lunar surface while in lunar orbit, and secondarily, for X-ray astronomical observations during the trans-earth coast. The lunar surface measurements involved observations of the intensity and characteristics energy distribution of the secondary or fluorescent X-rays produced by the interaction of solar X-rays with the lunar surface. The astronomical observations consisted of relatively long periods of measurements of X-rays from pre-selected galactic sources such as Cyg-X-1 and Sco X-1 as well as from the galactic poles.
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- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19720003291.
Accession ID: 72N10940.
NASA-TM-X-65726.
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