Miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer HardPix for surface mapping of lunar water

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21670%2F22%3A00362434" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21670/22:00362434 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.09.018" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.09.018</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.09.018" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.09.018</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer HardPix for surface mapping of lunar water

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A current renaissance of lunar exploration enables to search for lunar water deposits directly on the surface of the Moon with robotic rovers. We present a novel miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer capable of mapping the water deposits using non-invasive detection of neutrons created underground by cosmic rays and thermalized by hydrogen. This prospecting package consists of a radiation detector to monitor the cosmic rays background, a thermal/epithermal neutron detector to measure flux of neutrons moderated by water, and a gamma spectrometer suitable for monitoring local changes of major elemental components of the lunar regolith. Using miniature semiconductor detectors allows to deploy them even on small commercial rovers where resources are extremely limited. The prospecting package is being developed for ispace lunar rover and studied for ESA EL3 rover. It is based on Timepix pixel sensors, with space heritage onboard NASA, ESA and JAXA vessels.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer HardPix for surface mapping of lunar water

Popis výsledku anglicky

A current renaissance of lunar exploration enables to search for lunar water deposits directly on the surface of the Moon with robotic rovers. We present a novel miniature semiconductor neutron spectrometer capable of mapping the water deposits using non-invasive detection of neutrons created underground by cosmic rays and thermalized by hydrogen. This prospecting package consists of a radiation detector to monitor the cosmic rays background, a thermal/epithermal neutron detector to measure flux of neutrons moderated by water, and a gamma spectrometer suitable for monitoring local changes of major elemental components of the lunar regolith. Using miniature semiconductor detectors allows to deploy them even on small commercial rovers where resources are extremely limited. The prospecting package is being developed for ispace lunar rover and studied for ESA EL3 rover. It is based on Timepix pixel sensors, with space heritage onboard NASA, ESA and JAXA vessels.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Acta Astronautica

ISSN

0094-5765

e-ISSN

1879-2030

Svazek periodika

200

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

November

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

620-625

Kód UT WoS článku

000933886400007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85144346638