Exoelectron emission from lunar soil particles
Abstract
Thermally stimulated exoelectron emission of lunar particles was studied with a special facility based on the use of secondary-electron multiplication. The exoelectron emission from slag, glass, and anorthosite fragments and from metallic particles is studied for isochronous and isothermal stimulation conditions. The emission temperature is found to depend on the type of regolith fragment. Evidence is obtained for the presence of active surface centers in the fragments, in particular in anorthosite.
- Publication:
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Lunar Soil from the Sea of Fertility
- Pub Date:
- 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974lssf.book..543M
- Keywords:
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- Electron Emission;
- Lunar Radiation;
- Lunar Soil;
- Thermionic Emission;
- Anorthosite;
- Metal Particles;
- Stimulated Emission;
- Thermal Energy;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration