First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface

Zhang, Shenyi and Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert F. and Yu, Jia and Wang, Chi and Fu, Qiang and Zou, Yongliao and Sun, Yueqiang and Wang, Chunqin and Hou, Donghui and Böttcher, Stephan I. and Burmeister, Sönke and Seimetz, Lars and Schuster, Björn and Knierim, Violetta and Shen, Guohong and Yuan, Bin and Lohf, Henning and Guo, Jingnan and Xu, Zigong and Freiherr von Forstner, Johan L. and Kulkarni, Shrinivasrao R. and Xu, Haitao and Xue, Changbin and Li, Jun and Zhang, Zhe and Zhang, He and Berger, Thomas and Matthiä, Daniel and Hellweg, Christine E. and Hou, Xufeng and Cao, Jinbin and Chang, Zhen and Zhang, Binquan and Chen, Yuesong and Geng, Hao and Quan, Zida (2020) First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface. Science Advances, 6 (39), eaaz1334. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz1334. ISSN 2375-2548.

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Abstract

Human exploration of the Moon is associated with substantial risks to astronauts from space radiation. On the surface of the Moon, this consists of the chronic exposure to galactic cosmic rays and sporadic solar particle events. The interaction of this radiation field with the lunar soil leads to a third component that consists of neutral particles, i.e., neutrons and gamma radiation. The Lunar Lander Neutrons and Dosimetry experiment aboard China’s Chang’E 4 lander has made the first ever measurements of the radiation exposure to both charged and neutral particles on the lunar surface. We measured an average total absorbed dose rate in silicon of 13.2 ± 1 μGy/hour and a neutral particle dose rate of 3.1 ± 0.5 μGy/hour.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

First measurements of the radiation dose on the lunar surface

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD
Zhang, Shenyi	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert F.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Yu, Jia	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Wang, Chi	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Fu, Qiang	National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Zou, Yongliao	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Sun, Yueqiang	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Wang, Chunqin	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Hou, Donghui	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Böttcher, Stephan I.	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Burmeister, Sönke	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Seimetz, Lars	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Schuster, Björn	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Knierim, Violetta	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Shen, Guohong	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Yuan, Bin	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Lohf, Henning	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Guo, Jingnan	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Xu, Zigong	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Freiherr von Forstner, Johan L.	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Kulkarni, Shrinivasrao R.	Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.	UNSPECIFIED
Xu, Haitao	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Xue, Changbin	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Li, Jun	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Zhang, Zhe	Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Zhang, He	China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Berger, Thomas	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3319-5740
Matthiä, Daniel	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1507-0143
Hellweg, Christine E.	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-3580
Hou, Xufeng	18th Research Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Tianjin, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Cao, Jinbin	BeiHang University, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Chang, Zhen	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Zhang, Binquan	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Chen, Yuesong	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Geng, Hao	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED
Quan, Zida	National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

25 September 2020

Journal or Publication Title:

Science Advances

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

Yes

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.1126/sciadv.aaz1334

Page Range:

eaaz1334

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

ISSN:

2375-2548

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Moon, space radiation, risks to astronauts, Lunar Lander, China’s Chang’E 4 lander, measurements of radiation exposure on lunar surface

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R FR - Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Vorhaben Strahlenbiologie (old)

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology

Deposited By:

Kopp, Kerstin

Deposited On:

29 Sep 2020 11:34

Last Modified:

29 Sep 2020 11:34

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