Characteristics of Solar Wind Radiation Damage in Lunar Soil: PAT and TEM Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Hydrogen Ion Irradiation
2.3. PAT
2.4. FIB-TEM
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Amorphous Layer | Vesicles | Channels Effect | Stress Stripe | |
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Plagioclase | Avg. ~300 nm | Avg. ~20 nm, Max. ~200 nm | Multiple Length < 600 nm Width < 5 nm | Yes, multiple |
Pyroxene | Avg. ~400 nm | Avg. ~20 nm, Max. ~90 nm | Less Length < 100 nm Width < 1 nm | Yes, less |
Cordierite | Avg. ~85 nm | Avg. ~20 nm, Max. ~90 nm | Tiny Length < 100 nm Width < 1 nm | No |
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Zhao, S.; Chen, H.; Li, Y.; Jin, S.; Wu, Y.; Zhou, C.; Li, X.; Tang, H.; Yu, W.; Xia, Z. Characteristics of Solar Wind Radiation Damage in Lunar Soil: PAT and TEM Study. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12071135
Zhao S, Chen H, Li Y, Jin S, Wu Y, Zhou C, Li X, Tang H, Yu W, Xia Z. Characteristics of Solar Wind Radiation Damage in Lunar Soil: PAT and TEM Study. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(7):1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12071135
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Sizhe, Hongyi Chen, Yang Li, Shuoxue Jin, Yanxue Wu, Chuanjiao Zhou, Xiongyao Li, Hong Tang, Wen Yu, and Zhipeng Xia. 2022. "Characteristics of Solar Wind Radiation Damage in Lunar Soil: PAT and TEM Study" Nanomaterials 12, no. 7: 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12071135