Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002p%26ss...50.1037g&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, Volume 50, Issue 10-11, p. 1037-1048.
Physics
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Scientific paper
The diagnostic capabilities of the torsional oscillations for probing the structure of the interiors of the Moon are investigated. Models with no core, a liquid core, and a solid core are considered. The profiles of compressional and shear wave velocities, VP and VS, for the lunar interior estimated by Bills and Ferrari (J. Geophys. Res. 82 (1977) 1306), Goins et al. (J. Geophys. Res. 86 (1981b) 5061) and Nakamura (J. Geophys. Res. 8 (1983) 677) from the Apollo lunar seismic network are used. For all these models the periods of torsional oscillations for fundamental modes /l=2-/100 and four overtones have been calculated. The derivatives of the dimensionless eigenfrequency with respect to the dimensionless shear modulus and density are calculated and tabulated for use. These data can be used for the determination of corrections to the model density and shear modulus distributions due to their small change. The damping of torsional oscillations is also studied. Several trial distributions of the dissipative function /Q as a function of radius are considered. It is shown, that the torsional modes with /l>=7, /n=0 can be recorded. These modes provide information on the external layers down to about 500km depth.
Gudkova T. V.
Zharkov Vladimir Naumovich
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