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Extraterrestrial Mössbauer spectrometry

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We describe a combined backscatter Mössbauer spectrometer and X-ray fluorescence analyzer (BaMS/XRF) instrument suitable for planetary missions to the surfaces of Mars (MESUR Program), the Moon, asteroids, or other solid solar-system objects. The BaMS/XRF instrument is designed to be capable of concurrent analysis of a sample for its elemental abundances (XRF) and for the mineralogy of its iron-bearing phases (BaMS) without any sample preparation.

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  1. Physics Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, Birmingham, AL, USA

    David G. Agresti, Edward L. Wills, Tad D. Shelfer, Marsha M. Pimperl & Ming-Hung Shen

  2. Code SN2, NASA Johnson Space Center, 77058, Houston, TX, USA

    Richard V. Morris

  3. Martin Marietta, Mail Stop B0560, P.O. Box 179, 80201, Denver, CO, USA

    Benton C. Clark

  4. Code ES65, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 35812, Huntsville, AL, USA

    Brian D. Ramsey

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Dedicated to Stan Hanna on the occasion of his 70th birthday

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Agresti, D.G., Morris, R.V., Wills, E.L. et al. Extraterrestrial Mössbauer spectrometry. Hyperfine Interact 72, 283–298 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02398872

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