X-ray fluorescence observations of the Moon by SMART-1/D-CIXS and the first detection of Ti Kα from the lunar surface

B. M. Swinyard; K. H. Joy; B. J. Kellett; I. A. Crawford; M. Grande; C. J. Howe; V. A. Fernandes; O. Gasnault; D. J. Lawrence; S. S. Russell; M. A. Wieczoreki; B. H. Foing; The SMART- team

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X-ray fluorescence observations of the Moon by SMART-1/D-CIXS and the first detection of Ti Kα from the lunar surface

B. M. Swinyard, K. H. Joy, B. J. Kellett, I. A. Crawford, M. Grande, C. J. Howe, V. A. Fernandes, O. Gasnault, D. J. Lawrence, S. S. Russell, M. A. Wieczoreki, B. H. Foing, The SMART- team

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The demonstration of a compact imaging X-ray spectrometer (D-CIXS), which flew on ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon (Racca et al., 2001; Foing et al., 2006), was designed to test innovative new technologies for orbital X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. D-CIXS conducted observations of the lunar surface from January 2005 until SMART-1 impacted the Moon in September 2006. Here, we present scientific observations made during two solar flare events and show the first detection of Titanium Kα from the lunar surface. We discuss the geological implications of these results. We also discuss how experience from D-CIXS has aided the design of a similar instrument (Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS)) that was launched on the 22nd October 2008 on India's Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	744-750
Journal	Planetary and Space Science
Volume	57
Issue number	7
Early online date	01 Feb 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2009.01.009
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

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XRF spectroscopy
Moon
Space missions
Lunar science

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Swinyard, B. M., Joy, K. H., Kellett, B. J., Crawford, I. A., Grande, M., Howe, C. J., Fernandes, V. A., Gasnault, O., Lawrence, D. J., Russell, S. S., Wieczoreki, M. A., Foing, B. H., & team, T. SMART. (2009). X-ray fluorescence observations of the Moon by SMART-1/D-CIXS and the first detection of Ti Kα from the lunar surface. Planetary and Space Science, 57(7), 744-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2009.01.009

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