Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) on-board Chandrayaan-2 rover

Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) payload configuration for Chandrayaan-2 rover has been completed recently and fabrication of mechanical assembly, PCB layout design and fabrication are in progress. Here we present the design and performance evaluation of various subsystems developed for APXS...

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Published in:Advances in space research 2014-11, Vol.54 (10), p.1974-1984
Main Authors: Shanmugam, M., Murty, S.V.S., Acharya, Y.B., Goyal, S.K., Patel, Arpit R., Shah, Bhumi, Hait, A.K., Patinge, Aditya, Subrahmanyam, D.
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Language:English
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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Alpha particles
Alpha rays
CSPA
Indian spacecraft
Lunar probes
Payloads
Silicon Drift Detector
Spectrometers
X-ray spectrometer
X-rays
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Summary:Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) payload configuration for Chandrayaan-2 rover has been completed recently and fabrication of mechanical assembly, PCB layout design and fabrication are in progress. Here we present the design and performance evaluation of various subsystems developed for APXS payload. The low energy threshold of
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2013.03.011