Determining the absolute abundances of natural radioactive elements on the lunar surface by the kaguya gamma-ray spectrometer

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 193-218

  Kobayashi, S ^a,b   Hasebe, N ^a   Shibamura, E ^c   Okudaira, O ^a   Kobayashi, M ^d   Yamashita, N ^a,e   Karouji, Y ^a   Hareyama, M ^a,b   Hayatsu, K ^a   D'Uston, C ^e   Maurice, S ^e   Gasnault, O ^e   Forni, O ^e   Diez, B ^e   Reedy, R C ^f   Kim, K J ^g  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectrometer; K; Moon; Natural radioactive elements; SELENE (Kaguya); Spatial response function; Th; U

Indexed keywords

K; NATURAL RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SELENE (KAGUYA); SPATIAL RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TH; U;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA HANDLING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 78650178236     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-010-9650-2     Document Type: Article

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