| タイトル | Effect of Space Radiation Processing on Lunar Soil Surface Chemistry: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20090022140 |
| 著者（英） | Keller, J.; Christoffersen, R.; Dukes, C.; Loeffler, M.J.; Baragiola, R. |
| 著者所属（英） | Virginia Univ.; NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 発行日 | 2009-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Current understanding of the chemistry and microstructure of the surfaces of lunar soil grains is dominated by a reference frame derived mainly from electron microscopy observations [e.g. 1,2]. These studies have shown that the outermost 10-100 nm of grain surfaces in mature lunar soil finest fractions have been modified by the combined effects of solar wind exposure, surface deposition of vapors and accretion of impact melt products [1,2]. These processes produce surface-correlated nanophase Feo, host grain amorphization, formation of surface patinas and other complex changes [1,2]. What is less well understood is how these changes are reflected directly at the surface, defined as the outermost 1-5 atomic monolayers, a region not easily chemically characterized by TEM. We are currently employing X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to study the surface chemistry of lunar soil samples that have been previously studied by TEM. This work includes modification of the grain surfaces by in situ irradiation with ions at solar wind energies to better understand how irradiated surfaces in lunar grains change their chemistry once exposed to ambient conditions on earth. |
| NASA分類 | Space Radiation |
| レポートNO | JSC-CN-18403 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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