Computer Science
Scientific paper
Apr 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976lpsc....7..901g&link_type=abstract
In: Lunar Science Conference, 7th, Houston, Tex., March 15-19, 1976, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A77-34651 15-91) New York, Pergamon
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Auger Spectroscopy, Chemical Composition, Lunar Rocks, Lunar Soil, Optical Properties, Surface Reactions, Albedo, Ion Irradiation, Metal Particles, Reduction (Chemistry), Solar Wind, Spectroscopic Analysis, Sputtering
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The surface Fe, Ti, Ca, and Si concentrations in a variety of soil and rock samples from all the Apollo sites are determined using an Auger spectrometer plus a single-pass cylindrical-mirror analyzer with a standard 15-stage BeCu electron multiplier. It is found that there are no great differences between the surface and bulk concentrations of any of the four elements in the rock samples, but the surface Fe and Ti concentrations in soil samples are higher than the bulk concentrations. Results are also reported for solar-wind simulation experiments in which a pulverized rock sample was bombarded with 2-keV alpha-particles corresponding to about a 30,000-yr dose of the solar-wind proton component. These results indicate that the chemical change induced on the surface of a rock powder by positive-ion bombardment is similar to the change from bulk to surface chemical composition in lunar soil samples. A clear correlation is observed between the surface Fe concentration and albedo of the soil samples.
Baron Richard L.
Bilson Elizabeth
Gold Thomas
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