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Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994metic..29q.521r&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 29, no. 4, p. 521
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Computerized Simulation, Cosmology, Lunar Rocks, Radiation Effects, Radioactive Isotopes, Cosmic Rays, Irradiation, Monte Carlo Method, Spheres
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The production rates of cosmogenic nuclides depend on the primary cosmic-ray particles, the irradiated-body's bulk composition, size, and shape, and the sample's composition and shielding depth. Although much work has been done on some of these dependencies, more detailed studies still need to be done on others. This work describes the influence of irradiation geometry on nuclide production in lunar rocks. In most cases, computer simulations of cosmogenic nuclide production were restricted to spherical objects irradiated with a 4 pi isotropic flux (meteoroids) or in lunar core samples irradiated by a 2 pi flux incident on semi-infinite layers or cylinders of huge sizes. Many lunar samples are rocks found on top of the lunar surface. For these rocks, neither of the above-mentioned models correspond to the real conditions. We present results of our simulations of cosmogenic nuclide production in models simulating the irradiation of rocks sitting on top of the lunar surface. The Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) production profiles in lunar rocks were calculated using the Los Alamos 3-D Monte Carlo LAHET Code System (LCS). The irradiated object was modeled as the union of a sphere with the radius of the Moon and a small hemisphere with radii varying from 10 to 100 g/sq cm simulating the lunar rock. These calculations for the production of cosmogenic nuclides in lunar rocks by GCR particle show that there are important differences between the results obtained by commonly used geometric irradiation models and the lunar-rock models presented. The steeper GCR production profiles for a rock could help to explain the poor agreement for Be-10 in rock 68815, where slab models give GCR profiles flatter than the observed profiles.
Masarik Jozef
Reedy Robert C.
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