Elpasolite Planetary Ice and Composition Spectrometer (EPICS): A Low-Resource Combined Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer for Planetary Science. (arXiv:1901.02967v1 [physics.ins-det])

Elpasolite Planetary Ice and Composition Spectrometer (EPICS): A Low-Resource Combined Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer for Planetary Science. (arXiv:1901.02967v1 [physics.ins-det])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Mesick_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">K.E. Mesick</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Stonehill_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">L.C. Stonehill</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Coupland_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D.D.S Coupland</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Beckman_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D.T. Beckman</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+West_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S.T. West</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Nowicki_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S.F. Nowicki</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Dallmann_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">N.A. Dallmann</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Storms_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S.A. Storms</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Feldman_W/0/1/0/all/0/1">W.C. Feldman</a>

Neutron and gamma-ray spectroscopy (NGRS) is a well established technique for
studying the geochemical composition and volatile abundance relevant to
planetary structure and evolution of planetary bodies. Previous NGRS
instruments have used separate gamma-ray and neutron spectrometers. The
Elpasolite Planetary Ice and Composition Spectrometer (EPICS) instrument is an
innovative and fully integrated NGRS with low resource requirements. EPICS
utilizes elpasolite scintillator read out by silicon photomultipliers to
combine the gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer into a single instrument,
leading to a significant reduction in instrument size, weight, and power. An
overview and motivation for the EPICS instrument, current status of the EPICS
development, and a discussion of the expected sensitivity and performance are
presented.

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