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Terahertz spectroscopy | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Terahertz spectroscopy

Spectroscopy linked to Material chemical analysis, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

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Confidence

1

Literature sources

2

Linked simulants

7

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Spectroscopy

Application

Material chemical analysis

Primary source

Chemical changes in terrestrial lunar simulants exposed to gamma radiation simulating lunar ionizing radiation environment

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1Asubject_of_studyNeeds review OPRH2Nlunar simulantNeeds review

Related properties

temperature900°C100%CrystallinityVaries with heat treatment conditions100%iron oxidation state2+ state at around the 76% level100%Free radical formationobserved100%EPR responseincreased100%

Evidence snippets

characterized using Terahertz and Electron Paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

Source literature

Main reference: Chemical changes in terrestrial lunar simulants exposed to gamma radiation simulating lunar ionizing radiation environment

N. Mitra, T. M. McQueen, R. Volpe, M. Daly, V. Desai, N. Armitage | 2025 | Planetary and Space Science

DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2024.106031

Extraction state

100%

1 source

Needs review

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Strainincreased

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defectsinitial defects in simulants80%