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S. R. Floyd
Researcher at Goddard Space Flight Center
Publications - 34
Citations - 665
S. R. Floyd is an academic researcher from Goddard Space Flight Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neutron & Near-Earth object. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 34 publications receiving 624 citations.
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Cruise measurements taken with the near XGRS
R. D. Starr,Pamela Elizabeth Clark,Larry G. Evans,S. R. Floyd,T. P. McClanahan,Jacob I. Trombka,William V. Boynton,Samuel Bailey,J. Brückner,S. W. Squyres,John O. Goldsten,Ralph L. McNutt +11 more
TL;DR: The X-ray/Gamma-ray Spectrometer on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft will remotely detect characteristic x-ray and gamma-ray emissions from the surface of 433 Eros to develop global maps of the elemental composition of the asteroid surface as mentioned in this paper.
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A pulsed neutron gamma-ray system for Mars rover missions
Jacob I. Trombka,R. D. Starr,Joel Lee Groves,Hatice Akkurt,L. G. Evans,Timothy J. McCoy,A. M. Parsons,Jeffrey Schweitzer,E. Amatucci,M.T. Smith,S. R. Floyd,T. P. McClanahan +11 more
TL;DR: A pulsed neutron gamma-ray system (PNGS) was used to determine the subsurface planetary geochemistry on rover missions to Mars and other planetary bodies as discussed by the authors.
Joint US-USSR Long duration Antarctic Mars calibration Balloon (LAMB) mission
S. R. Floyd,Jacob I. Trombka,Larry G. Evans,R. D. Starr,S. W. Squyres,Iu. A. Surkov,L. P. Moskaleva,O. P. Shcheglov,A. G. Mitugov,A. C. Rester +9 more
TL;DR: The Long duration Antarctic Mars calibration Balloon (LAMB) project has been established at Goddard Space Flight Center for the evaluation and cross calibration of U.S. and USSR remote sensing gamma-ray and neutron detectors as mentioned in this paper.
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The use of neutron/gamma-ray techniques for astrobiological and geochemical exploration of planetary bodies
J.I. Trombka,Timothy J. McCoy,R. D. Starr,Jeffrey Schweitzer,Y Eisen,Larry G. Evans,R. A. Hoover,S. R. Floyd,Lucy F. Lim,Joel Lee Groves,Ralph B. James +10 more
TL;DR: A neutrodgamma-ray system to identify samples of geochemical or astrobiological interest for further in situ analysis or potential sample return is of great interest as discussed by the authors.
Active Neutron and Gamma Ray Instrumentation for In Situ Planetary Science Applications
A. M. Parsons,J. Bodnarik,Larry G. Evans,S. R. Floyd,Lucy F. Lim,T. P. McClanahan,M. Namkung,J. Schweitzer,R. D. Starr,Jacob I. Trombka +9 more
TL;DR: The Pulsed Neutron Generator-Gamma Ray And NEutron Detectors (PNG-GRAND) experiment is an innovative application of the active neutron-gamma ray technology so successfully used in oil field well logging and mineral exploration on Earth as mentioned in this paper.