Simulation of Space Experiments for Nuclear Planetology: Measurement of Relative Intensities of Lines of Gamma Ray Emitted upon Thermal-Neutron Capture by Nuclei

A. S. Kozyrev*, A. A. Anikin, A. A. Vostrukhin, D. V. Golovin, C. Granja, P. A. Dubasov, A. O. Zontikov, F. Quarati, D. I. Lisov, A. Owens, More Authors

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-539
JournalPhysics of Atomic Nuclei
Volume81
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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