Neutron production in the lunar subsurface from galactic cosmic ray nuclef

Shuya Ota, Lembit Sihver, Shingo Kobayashi, Naoyuki Y Amashit A, Nobuyuki Hasebe

    研究成果: Conference contribution

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    The neutron production ITom galactic cosmic ray (GCR) protons and alpha particles in the lunar subsurface was estimated using the three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation code PHITS, together with GCR input spectra based on the BESS measurements. The PHITS simulations of equilibrium neutron density profiles in the lunar subsurface were compared with experimental data by Apollo 17 Lunar Neutron Probe Experiment. By use of accurate spectra and nuclear interaction models, our calculations successfully reproduced the data within the experimental error at the shallower region than 300 g/cm2 However, our calculation was up to 30% higher in the deeper region.

    本文言語English
    ホスト出版物のタイトルAstroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 11th Conference
    ページ719-723
    ページ数5
    出版ステータスPublished - 2010
    イベント11th International Conferences on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATTP 2009 - Como
    継続期間: 2009 10月 52009 10月 9

    Other

    Other11th International Conferences on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATTP 2009
    CityComo
    Period09/10/509/10/9

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • 天文学と天体物理学
    • 核物理学および高エネルギー物理学

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