The ionizing radiation environment on the moon

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 338-341

  Adams, J H ^a   Bhattacharya, M ^b   Lin, Z W ^b   Pendleton, G ^c   Watts, J W ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c DYNETICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunar albedo neutrons; Radiation environment on the moon

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; MOON; NEUTRONS; RADIATION HAZARDS;

LUNAR ALBEDO NEUTRONS; RADIATION ENVIRONMENT ON THE MOON;

IONIZATION;

EID: 34547597085     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.05.032     Document Type: Article

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