Simulation of Space Experiments for Nuclear Planetology

Measurement of Relative Intensities of Lines of Gamma Ray Emitted upon Thermal-Neutron Capture by Nuclei

Journal article (2018)

Authors

A. S. Kozyrev Russian Academy of Sciences
A. A. Anikin Russian Academy of Sciences
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A. A. Vostrukhin Russian Academy of Sciences
D. V. Golovin Russian Academy of Sciences
JA Caminero-Granja Czech Technical University
P. A. Dubasov Dubna State University
A. O. Zontikov Dubna State University
F.G.A. Quarati RST/Luminescence Materials - AS
D. I. Lisov Russian Academy of Sciences
A. Owens European Space Agency (ESA)
Research Group
RST/Luminescence Materials (AS) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

RST/Radiation, Science and Technology

Research Group

RST/Luminescence Materials

Abstract

The results obtained by experimentally studying gamma rays emitted by samples prepared as analogs of planetary matter and irradiated with thermal neutrons are presented. The intensities of spectral lines of gamma rays emitted by such samples differing in chemical composition are compared. These results will be used in processing data on gamma-ray spectra of the Moon and Mercury from measurements performed onboard spacecrafts with the aim of studying the composition of the surface of these celestial bodies.