The mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer (MIXS) on bepicolombo

被引：117

作者：

Fraser, G. W. ^{[1
]}

Carpenter, J. D. ^{[1
]}

Rothery, D. A. ^{[2
]}

Pearson, J. F. ^{[1
]}

Martindale, A. ^{[1
]}

Huovelin, J. ^{[3
]}

Treis, J. ^{[4
,5
]}

Anand, M. ^{[2
]}

Anttila, M. ^{[6
]}

Ashcroft, M. ^{[17
]}

Benkoff, J. ^{[7
]}

Bland, P. ^{[18
]}

Bowyer, A. ^{[17
]}

Bradley, A. ^{[17
]}

Bridges, J. ^{[1
]}

Brown, C. ^{[1
]}

Bulloch, C. ^{[17
]}

Bunce, E. J. ^{[1
]}

Christensen, U. ^{[4
]}

Evans, M. ^{[1
]}

Fairbend, R. ^{[8
]}

Feasey, M. ^{[17
]}

Giannini, F. ^{[7
]}

Hermann, S. ^{[5
,9
]}

Hesse, M. ^{[19
]}

Hilchenbach, M. ^{[4
]}

Jorden, T. ^{[10
]}

Joy, K. H. ^{[11
,20
]}

Kaipiainen, M. ^{[12
]}

Kitchingman, I. ^{[17
]}

Lechner, P. ^{[5
,13
]}

Lutz, G. ^{[5
,13
]}

Malkki, A. ^{[14
]}

Muinonen, K. ^{[3
]}

Naranen, J. ^{[3
]}

Portin, P. ^{[15
]}

Prydderch, M. ^{[20
]}

San Juan, J. ^{[16
]}

Sclater, E. ^{[17
]}

Schyns, E. ^{[8
]}

Stevenson, T. J. ^{[1
]}

Strueder, L. ^{[5
,9
]}

Syrjasuo, M. ^{[14
]}

Talboys, D. ^{[1
]}

Thomas, P. ^{[17
]}

Whitford, C. ^{[1
]}

Whitehead, S. ^{[17
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leicester, Dept Phys & Astron, Space Res Ctr, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England

[2] Open Univ, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England

[3] Univ Helsinki, Univ Helsinki Observ, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland

[4] Max Planck Inst Solar Syst Res, D-37191 Katlenburg Lindau, Germany

[5] Max Planck Inst Halbleiterlabor, D-81739 Munich, Germany

[6] Space Syst Finland Ltd, Espoo 02200, Finland

[7] European Space Agcy, Estec, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands

[8] Photonis SAS, F-19106 Brive, France

[9] Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany

[10] EADS Astrium Ltd, Stevenage SG1 2AS, Herts, England

[11] UCL, Birkbeck Res Sch Earth Sci, London WC1E 6BT, England

[12] Oxford Instruments Analyt Oy, FIN-02361 Espoo, Finland

[13] PNSensor GmbH, D-80803 Munich, Germany

[14] Finnish Meteorol Inst, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland

[15] Patria Aviat OY, FI-33100 Tampere, Finland

[16] LIDAX, Madrid 28850, Spain

[17] Magna Parva Ltd, Loughborough Innovat Ctr, Loughborough LE11 3EH, Leics, England

[18] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Earth Sci & Engn, Impacts & Astromat Res Ctr, London SW7 2AZ, England

[19] Inst Nacl Tecn Aeroespacial, Ctr Astrobiol CSIC INTA, Madrid 28850, Spain

[20] Rutherford Appleton Lab, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England

来源：

PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE | 2010年 / 58卷 / 1-2期

基金：

英国科学技术设施理事会;

关键词：

Mercury; BepiColombo; X-ray fluorescence; Composition; Instrumentation; IRON-SILICATE FRACTIONATION; D-CIXS; PERFORMANCE; SURFACE; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.pss.2009.05.004

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

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. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：79 / 95

页数：17

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