A neutron activation gamma ray spectrometer for planetary surface analysis

• Published in: Acta Astronautica
• Main Authors: Bradley, J. G., Schweitzer, J. S., Truax, J. A., Rice, A., Tombrello, T. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1995
• Subjects: Venera; Venus; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/0094-5765(94)00174-K

A pulsed DT neutron generator system, similar to that used in commercial well logging, offers the possibility of performing accurate elemental analyses to depths of tens of centimeters in a few seconds with the probe on the body's surface. Through time-phased measurements of the gamma-ray spect...