Gamma-ray detector on board lunar mission Chang'E-1

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-349

  Ma, T ^a   Chang, J ^a   Zhang, N ^a   Cai, M S ^a   Gong, Y Z ^a   Tang, H S ^a   Zhang, R J ^a   Wang, N S ^a   Yu, M ^a   Mao, J P ^a   Su, S B ^a   Fang, Z ^a   Xu, R ^a   Hu, Y M ^a   Gu, Q ^a   Zhou, Y L ^b   Xu, A A ^c   Liu, L G ^c  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b National Astronomical Observatory   (China)

^c MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chang'E 1; Gamma ray spectrometer; GEANT4; Lunar; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; LUNAR MISSIONS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING;

BACKGROUND REJECTION; MAP ABUNDANCE;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 44449178715     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.042     Document Type: Article

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