Doctoral thesis nailed by Romain Canu-Blot

On Monday, Romain Canu-Blot nailed his doctoral thesis “Observing Solar Wind Interacting with Regolith” at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics’ headquarters in Kiruna.

The doctoral thesis was carried out at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Umeå University under the supervision of scientist Martin Weiser.

“This thesis studies how regolith - the layer of unconsolidated solid material that covers the bedrock of planetary bodies - interacts with energetic particles from space. By developing a physical model and testing it against direct measurements taken on the lunar surface, we studied particles emitted when regolith is bombarded by ions and radiation. A specially -designed instrument detected negative ions and revealed that lunar regolith is a surprisingly efficient source of negative hydrogen ions.”, explains Romain Canu-Blot.

On March 23 at 09:00, Romain Canu-Blot will defend his doctoral thesis in the auditorium at Space Campus in Kiruna.

The opponent is Professor Dr.-Ing. Ralf Srama from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Read the thesis here.