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Apollo 15 x-ray fluorescence experiment
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Adler, I. Blodgett, H. Schmadebeck, R. Lamothe, R. Gerard, J. Eller, E. Gorenstein, P. Trombka, J. Lowman, P. Yin, L. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | 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. |
| File Size | 2003733 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720003291 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4km4235g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Vehicles Apollo Flights Lunar Composition Spectrometers X Ray Fluorescence Command Modules Mapping X Ray Astronomy Service Modules Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
