Moon Moisture Targeting Observatory (MoMoTarO) for water resource exploration and basic science application

Naoki Tsuji; Teruaki Enoto; Hiroshi Nagaoka; Yo Kato; Kentaro Taniguchi; Makoto Hareyama; Yoshie Otake; Yasuo Wakabayashi; Takaoki Takanashi; Chihiro Iwamoto; Taizo Kobayashi; Taichi Ikenaga; Yuuki Nakano; Yushi Tsukamoto; Hiroki Kusano; Toru Tamagawa; Takeshi Hoshino; Munetaka Ueno; Hiromitsu Takahashi; Kazuhiro Nakazawa; Kenta Hotokezaka; Shota Kisaka; Naoya Ozaki

doi:10.1117/12.3017377

21 August 2024 Moon Moisture Targeting Observatory (MoMoTarO) for water resource exploration and basic science application

Naoki Tsuji, Teruaki Enoto, Hiroshi Nagaoka, Yo Kato, Kentaro Taniguchi, Makoto Hareyama, Yoshie Otake, Yasuo Wakabayashi, Takaoki Takanashi, Chihiro Iwamoto, Taizo Kobayashi, Taichi Ikenaga, Yuuki Nakano, Yushi Tsukamoto, Hiroki Kusano, Toru Tamagawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Munetaka Ueno, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Kenta Hotokezaka, Shota Kisaka, Naoya Ozaki

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 1309379 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017377
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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We are developing the Moon Moisture Targeting Observatory (MoMoTarO), a radiation monitor of neutrons and gamma rays to search for water resources on the Moon. As fast neutrons travel through the lunar soil, they are scattered by light elements such as hydrogen in water, losing their energy, and becoming thermal and epi-thermal neutrons. The non-contact water exploration without excavation can be realized by measuring the difference in the number of thermal or epi-thermal neutrons depending on water content. The MoMoTarO project can also aim at fundamental scientific studies such as gamma-ray burst observations and the neutron lifetime mystery. We are now constructing an engineering model and demonstrating the performance of the MoMoTarO detector.

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Naoki Tsuji, Teruaki Enoto, Hiroshi Nagaoka, Yo Kato, Kentaro Taniguchi, Makoto Hareyama, Yoshie Otake, Yasuo Wakabayashi, Takaoki Takanashi, Chihiro Iwamoto, Taizo Kobayashi, Taichi Ikenaga, Yuuki Nakano, Yushi Tsukamoto, Hiroki Kusano, Toru Tamagawa, Takeshi Hoshino, Munetaka Ueno, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Kenta Hotokezaka, Shota Kisaka, and Naoya Ozaki "Moon Moisture Targeting Observatory (MoMoTarO) for water resource exploration and basic science application", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 1309379 (21 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017377

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