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The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on the SMART-1 mission to the Moon—First results

Barabash, S.; Lundin, R.; Grande, M. +28 more

The SMART-1 mission has recently arrived at the Moon. Its payload includes D-CIXS, a compact X-ray spectrometer. SMART-1 is a technology evaluation mission, and D-CIXS is the first of a new generation of planetary X-ray spectrometers. Novel technologies enable new capabilities for measuring the fluorescent yield of a planetary surface or atmospher…