AbstractGamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) is included in the payload of Chinese first lunar mission Chang’E-1 that will be launched in 2007. Specific objectives of the GRS are to map abundance of O, Si, Fe, Ti, U, Th, K, and perhaps, Mg, Al, and Ca to depths of about 20cm. There are remarkable advantages for GRS application to remote sensing elemental materials over the entire lunar surface: large effective area and good ability for background rejection. We will describe the design of GRS and present its performance in this paper. Moreover, the GRS calibration will also be introduced.


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    Title :

    Gamma-ray detector on board lunar mission Chang’E-1


    Contributors:
    Ma, T. (author) / Chang, J. (author) / Zhang, N. (author) / Cai, M.S. (author) / Gong, Y.Z. (author) / Tang, H.S. (author) / Zhang, R.J. (author) / Wang, N.S. (author) / Yu, M. (author) / Mao, J.P. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 42 , 2 ; 347-349


    Publication date :

    2007-04-14


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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