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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…
Proton irradiation of swept-charge devices for the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS)
Smith, D. R.; Gow, J.; Holland, A. D.
This paper presents work carried out in support of swept-charge device (SCD) characterisation for the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) instrument. A brief overview of the C1XS instrument is presented, followed by a description of SCD structure and operation. The SCD test facility and method of device characterisation using two different dri…
SMART-1 operations experience and lessons learnt
Camino, Octavio; Alonso, Maria; Gestal, Daniel +8 more
SMART-1 is the first of a series of ESA Small Missions for Advance Research and Technology where elements of the platform and the payload technology have been conceived as a demonstration for future cornerstone missions and an early opportunity for science. SMART-1 has also been an opportunity to experiment with new ways of conducting ground opera…
La ionosfera lunare studiata per mezzo delle occultazioni della sonda SMART-1
Pluchino, S.; Maccaferri, G.; Schilliró, F. +3 more
European spacecraft SMART-1 provided an opportunity to investigate the lunar ionosphere. A set of occulations of the Moon ionosphere was obtained between August 29th and September 1st 2006. Radio occulation data in S, X and Ka-band by #2 32-meter IRA-INAF radiotelescopes were gathered. A good model of the lunar ionosphere emerged.