The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) experiment for NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory

M. L. Litvak; I. G. Mitrofanov; Yu N. Barmakov; A. Behar; A. Bitulev; Yu Bobrovnitsky; E. P. Bogolubov; W. V. Boynton; S. I. Bragin; S. Churin; A. S. Grebennikov; A. Konovalov; A. S. Kozyrev; I. G. Kurdumov; A. Krylov; Yu P. Kuznetsov; A. V. Malakhov; M. I. Mokrousov; V. I. Ryzhkov; A. B. Sanin; V. N. Shvetsov; G. A. Smirnov; S. Sholeninov; G. N. Timoshenko; T. M. Tomilina; D. V. Tuvakin; V. I. Tretyakov; V. S. Troshin; V. N. Uvarov; A. Varenikov; A. Vostrukhin

doi:10.1089/ast.2007.0157

The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) experiment for NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory

M. L. Litvak, I. G. Mitrofanov, Yu N. Barmakov, A. Behar, A. Bitulev, Yu Bobrovnitsky, E. P. Bogolubov, W. V. Boynton, S. I. Bragin, S. Churin, A. S. Grebennikov, A. Konovalov, A. S. Kozyrev, I. G. Kurdumov, A. Krylov, Yu P. Kuznetsov, A. V. Malakhov, M. I. Mokrousov, V. I. Ryzhkov, A. B. SaninV. N. Shvetsov, G. A. Smirnov, S. Sholeninov, G. N. Timoshenko, T. M. Tomilina, D. V. Tuvakin, V. I. Tretyakov, V. S. Troshin, V. N. Uvarov, A. Varenikov, A. Vostrukhin

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We present a summary of the physical principles and design of the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) instrument onboard NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. The DAN instrument will use the method of neutron-neutron activation analysis in a space application to study the abundance and depth distribution of water in the martian subsurface along the path of the MSL rover.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	605-612
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astrobiology
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2007.0157
State	Published - Jun 1 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Mars exploration
Neutron activation analysis
Neutron logging
Neutron spectroscopy

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Space and Planetary Science

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Litvak, M. L., Mitrofanov, I. G., Barmakov, Y. N., Behar, A., Bitulev, A., Bobrovnitsky, Y., Bogolubov, E. P., Boynton, W. V., Bragin, S. I., Churin, S., Grebennikov, A. S., Konovalov, A., Kozyrev, A. S., Kurdumov, I. G., Krylov, A., Kuznetsov, Y. P., Malakhov, A. V., Mokrousov, M. I., Ryzhkov, V. I., ... Vostrukhin, A. (2008). The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) experiment for NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory. Astrobiology, 8(3), 605-612. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2007.0157

Litvak, ML, Mitrofanov, IG, Barmakov, YN, Behar, A, Bitulev, A, Bobrovnitsky, Y, Bogolubov, EP, Boynton, WV, Bragin, SI, Churin, S, Grebennikov, AS, Konovalov, A, Kozyrev, AS, Kurdumov, IG, Krylov, A, Kuznetsov, YP, Malakhov, AV, Mokrousov, MI, Ryzhkov, VI, Sanin, AB, Shvetsov, VN, Smirnov, GA, Sholeninov, S, Timoshenko, GN, Tomilina, TM, Tuvakin, DV, Tretyakov, VI, Troshin, VS, Uvarov, VN, Varenikov, A & Vostrukhin, A 2008, 'The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) experiment for NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory', Astrobiology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 605-612. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2007.0157

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