Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:esa:psa:context:instrument:rl.apxs::1.2
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| NAME |
The Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) for the Rosetta Philae Lander
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| TYPE |
Spectrometer
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| DESCRIPTION |
The design of the APXS instrument was based on the interaction of alpha particles and X-rays with matter. It has two operational modes: Alpha mode, which measured Rutherford backscattering; and X-ray mode, which measure alpha-particle and x-ray induced x-ray backscattering.
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| MODEL IDENTIFIER |
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
Klingelhofer, G. et al., The Rosetta Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS), Space Sci. Rev., 128(1-4), 383-396, Feb. 2007.
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