Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The analysis of planetary surfaces composition using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is essential for understanding geological processes and resource potential.Traditional XRF systems are based on bulky X-ray tubes or radioisotopes, limiting their use in space missions.This work presents a MEMS-based miniature X-ray source integrating a field emission electron source and a transmission target within a miniature silicon-glass structure.The source operates at low power (<0.1 W), while efficiently generating X-rays.By combining it with a small X-ray detector one obtains lightweight, energy-efficient planetary exploration instrument.
Source: Lectures
Authors: P. Urbanski, P. Szyszka, T. Grzebyk
Institution: Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415688467
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