Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 14, 1434002(2023)

Miniature Micro-Focus X-Ray Source for In-Situ Elemental Analysis in Planetary Exploration

Yang Cao1、*, Peng Sang1, Baoquan Li1,2、**, Huan Mou1, Haitao Li1,2, Huan Wang1,2, Fan Li1,2, and Yaning Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Electronics and Information Technology for Space Systems, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Yang Cao, Peng Sang, Baoquan Li, Huan Mou, Haitao Li, Huan Wang, Fan Li, Yaning Liu. Miniature Micro-Focus X-Ray Source for In-Situ Elemental Analysis in Planetary Exploration[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(14): 1434002

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    Paper Information

    Category: X-Ray Optics

    Received: Mar. 8, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 3, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Yang Cao (caoyang@nssc.ac.cn), Baoquan Li (lbq@nssc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230646

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