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dc.contributor.authorFraser, G.
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, J.
dc.contributor.authorRothery, D.
dc.contributor.authorPearson, J.
dc.contributor.authorMartindale, A.
dc.contributor.authorHuovelin, J.
dc.contributor.authorTreis, J.
dc.contributor.authorAnand, M.
dc.contributor.authorAnttila, M.
dc.contributor.authorAshcroft, M.
dc.contributor.authorBenkoff, J.
dc.contributor.authorBland, Phil
dc.contributor.authorBowyer, A.
dc.contributor.authorBradley, A.
dc.contributor.authorBridges, J.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, C.
dc.contributor.authorBulloch, C.
dc.contributor.authorBunce, E.
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, U.
dc.contributor.authorEvans, M.
dc.contributor.authorFairbend, R.
dc.contributor.authorFeasey, M.
dc.contributor.authorGiannini, F.
dc.contributor.authorHermann, S.
dc.contributor.authorHesse, M.
dc.contributor.authorHilchenbach, M.
dc.contributor.authorJorden, T.
dc.contributor.authorJoy, K.
dc.contributor.authorKaipiainen, M.
dc.contributor.authorKitchingman, I.
dc.contributor.authorLechner, P.
dc.contributor.authorLutz, G.
dc.contributor.authorMalkki, A.
dc.contributor.authorMuinonen, K.
dc.contributor.authorNäränen, J.
dc.contributor.authorPortin, P.
dc.contributor.authorPrydderch, M.
dc.contributor.authorSan Juan, J.
dc.contributor.authorSclater, E.
dc.contributor.authorSchyns, E.
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, T.
dc.contributor.authorStrüder, L.
dc.contributor.authorSyrjasuo, M.
dc.contributor.authorTalboys, D.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, P.
dc.contributor.authorWhitford, C.
dc.contributor.authorWhitehead, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:08:53Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:08:53Z
dc.date.created2014-09-09T20:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationFraser, G. and Carpenter, J. and Rothery, D. and Pearson, J. and Martindale, A. and Huovelin, J. and Treis, J. et al. 2010. The mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer (MIXS) on bepicolombo. Planetary and Space Science. 58 (1-2): pp. 79-95.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18624
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pss.2009.05.004
dc.description.abstract

The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) on the BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) will measure fluorescent X-ray emission from the surface of Mercury in the energy range 0.5–7.5 keV, which is induced by incident solar X-rays and solar wind electrons and protons. These X-rays will reveal the elemental composition of the surface of Mercury and aid the determination of the planet's evolution. MIXS is a two component instrument. A collimated channel (MIXS-C) provides measurements on scales of 70–270 km, sufficient to separate the major Mercurian terrains. A second channel (MIXS-T) is the first imaging X-ray telescope for planetary remote sensing and will make measurements on spatial scales of less than 10 km for major elements during solar flares, sufficient to isolate surface landforms, such as craters and their internal structures. The spatial resolution achieved by MIXS-T is made possible by novel, low mass microchannel plate X-ray optics, in a Wolter type I optical geometry. MIXS measurements of surface elemental composition will help determine rock types, the evolution of the surface and ultimately a probable formation process for the planet. In this paper we present MIXS and its predicted performance at Mercury as well as discussing the role that MIXS measurements will play in answering the major questions about Mercury.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectInstrumentation
dc.subjectX-ray fluorescence
dc.subjectBepiColombo
dc.subjectMercury
dc.subjectComposition
dc.titleThe mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer (MIXS) on bepicolombo
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume58
dcterms.source.number1-2
dcterms.source.startPage79
dcterms.source.endPage95
dcterms.source.issn0032-0633
dcterms.source.titlePlanetary and Space Science
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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