TY - JOUR
T1 - First results of high performance ge gamma-ray spectrometer onboard lunar orbiter selene (kaguya)
AU - Hasebe, N.
AU - Shibamijra, E.
AU - Miyaohi, T.
AU - Takashima, T.
AU - Kobayashi, M. N.
AU - Okijdaira, O.
AU - Yamashita, N.
AU - Kobayashi, S.
AU - Karojjji, Y.
AU - Hareyama, M.
AU - Kodaira, S.
AU - Komatsu, S.
AU - Hayatsjj, K.
AU - Iwabuchi, K.
AU - Nemoto, S.
AU - Sakurai, K.
AU - Miyajima, M.
AU - Ebihara, M.
AU - Hihara, T.
AU - Arai, T.
AU - Sugihara, T.
AU - Takeda, H.
AU - D'Uston, C.
AU - Gasnault, O.
AU - Diez, B.
AU - Forni, O.
AU - Maurice, S.
AU - Reedy, R. C.
AU - Kim, K. J.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - The high precision gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) is carried on the first Japan's large- scaled lunar explorer, SELENE (KAGUYA), successfully launched by the H-IIA rocket on Sep. 14, 2007. The GRS consists of a large Ge crystal as a main detector and massive bismuth germanate crystals and a plastic scintillator as anticoincidence detectors. After a series of initial health check of the GRS, it started a regular observation on December 21, 2007. Energy spectra including many clear peaks of major elements and trace elements on the lunar surface have been measured by the GRS. Global measurement of thorium counting rate on the lunar surface is presented. The region showing the highest count rate of thorium extends from Kepler to Fra Mauro region in the Procellarum. And Apennine Bench and Aristillus region and the northwestern region of Mare Imbrium are high in thorium count rate. Second high count rate region is located in the South Pole-Aitken basin of the farside. Arago and Compton/Belkovich craters are also enriched in thorium. The initial results observed by GRS during the period from Dec. 21, 2007 to Feb. 17, 2008 is reviewed.
AB - The high precision gamma-ray spectrometer (GRS) is carried on the first Japan's large- scaled lunar explorer, SELENE (KAGUYA), successfully launched by the H-IIA rocket on Sep. 14, 2007. The GRS consists of a large Ge crystal as a main detector and massive bismuth germanate crystals and a plastic scintillator as anticoincidence detectors. After a series of initial health check of the GRS, it started a regular observation on December 21, 2007. Energy spectra including many clear peaks of major elements and trace elements on the lunar surface have been measured by the GRS. Global measurement of thorium counting rate on the lunar surface is presented. The region showing the highest count rate of thorium extends from Kepler to Fra Mauro region in the Procellarum. And Apennine Bench and Aristillus region and the northwestern region of Mare Imbrium are high in thorium count rate. Second high count rate region is located in the South Pole-Aitken basin of the farside. Arago and Compton/Belkovich craters are also enriched in thorium. The initial results observed by GRS during the period from Dec. 21, 2007 to Feb. 17, 2008 is reviewed.
KW - Chemical composition
KW - Formation and evolution of the moon
KW - Gamma-ray spectroscopy
KW - Lunar polar orbiter
KW - SELENE (KAGUYA)
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U2 - 10.1143/JPSJS.78SA.18
DO - 10.1143/JPSJS.78SA.18
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:66849099894
VL - 78
SP - 18
EP - 25
JO - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
JF - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
SN - 0031-9015
IS - SUPPL. A
ER -