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Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) Aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Space Science Reviews ( IF 10.3 ) Pub Date : 2018-02-01 , DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0483-8
R. A. Masterson , M. Chodas , L. Bayley , B. Allen , J. Hong , P. Biswas , C. McMenamin , K. Stout , E. Bokhour , H. Bralower , D. Carte , S. Chen , M. Jones , S. Kissel , F. Schmidt , M. Smith , G. Sondecker , L. F. Lim , D. S. Lauretta , J. E. Grindlay , R. P. Binzel

The Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) is the student collaboration experiment proposed and built by an MIT-Harvard team, launched aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. REXIS complements the scientific investigations of other OSIRIS-REx instruments by determining the relative abundances of key elements present on the asteroid’s surface by measuring the X-ray fluorescence spectrum (stimulated by the natural solar X-ray flux) over the range of energies 0.5 to 7 keV. REXIS consists of two components: a main imaging spectrometer with a coded aperture mask and a separate solar X-ray monitor to account for the Sun’s variability. In addition to element abundance ratios (relative to Si) pinpointing the asteroid’s most likely meteorite association, REXIS also maps elemental abundance variability across the asteroid’s surface using the asteroid’s rotation as well as the spacecraft’s orbital motion. Image reconstruction at the highest resolution is facilitated by the coded aperture mask. Through this operation, REXIS will be the first application of X-ray coded aperture imaging to planetary surface mapping, making this student-built instrument a pathfinder toward future planetary exploration. To date, 60 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels have been involved with the REXIS project, with the hands-on experience translating to a dozen Master’s and Ph.D. theses and other student publications.

中文翻译:

风化层 X 射线成像光谱仪 (REXIS) 登上 OSIRIS-REx 小行星样本返回任务

Regolith X 射线成像光谱仪 (REXIS) 是由麻省理工学院-哈佛团队提议和建造的学生合作实验,在 NASA 的 OSIRIS-REx 小行星样本返回任务上发射。REXIS 通过测量能量范围为 0.5 到 0.5 到 20 米的 X 射线荧光光谱(由自然太阳 X 射线通量激发)来确定小行星表面关键元素的相对丰度,从而补充了其他 OSIRIS-REx 仪器的科学研究。 7 keV。REXIS 由两个组件组成:一个带有编码孔径掩模的主成像光谱仪和一个单独的太阳 X 射线监视器,用于解释太阳的可变性。除了元素丰度比(相对于硅)确定小行星最有可能的陨石协会,REXIS 还使用小行星的自转以及航天器的轨道运动来绘制小行星表面的元素丰度变化图。编码孔径掩模有助于以最高分辨率进行图像重建。通过这次操作,REXIS 将成为 X 射线编码孔径成像首次应用于行星表面测绘,使这种学生制造的仪器成为未来行星探索的探路者。迄今为止,已有 60 名本科生和研究生级别的学生参与了 REXIS 项目,并将实践经验转化为十几名硕士和博士。论文和其他学生出版物。REXIS 将是 X 射线编码孔径成像在行星表面测绘中的首次应用,使这种学生制造的仪器成为未来行星探索的探路者。迄今为止,已有 60 名本科生和研究生级别的学生参与了 REXIS 项目,并将实践经验转化为十几名硕士和博士。论文和其他学生出版物。REXIS 将是 X 射线编码孔径成像在行星表面测绘中的首次应用,使这种学生制造的仪器成为未来行星探索的探路者。迄今为止,已有 60 名本科生和研究生级别的学生参与了 REXIS 项目,并将实践经验转化为十几名硕士和博士。论文和其他学生出版物。
更新日期:2018-02-01
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