Lunar fast neutron leakage flux calculation and its elemental abundance dependence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E2, 2000, Pages 4263-4271

  Gasnault, O ^a   D'Uston, C ^a   Feldman, W C ^b   Maurice, S ^c  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 0033773071     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001124     Document Type: Article

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