5 papers
Thick Lunar Crust Amplifies Deci-Hertz Gravitational-Wave Signal
Lei Zhang, Han Yan, Xian Chen +1
Gravitational waves (GWs) in the Hz band encode unique signatures of the early universe and merging compact objects, but they are beyond the reach of existing observato…
Modeling resonance characteristics of the Chang'e-7 lander modulated by solar panel rotation under lunar south-pole thermal environment
Lei Zhang, Jinhai Zhang
The Chang'e-7 (CE-7) mission will deploy the first seismometer at the lunar south pole to detect moonquakes and probe lunar interior structures in 2026 winter. However, the lander'…
Super amplification of lunar response to gravitational waves driven by thick crust
Lei Zhang, Jinhai Zhang, Han Yan +1
The Moon has been long regarded as a natural resonator of gravitational waves (GWs) since 1960, showing great potential to fill the frequency gap left behind GW detections by groun…
Numerical simulation of lunar response to gravitational waves and its 3D topographic effect using the spectral-element method
Lei Zhang, Han Yan, Jinhai Zhang +1
The Moon has been regarded as a natural Weber bar capable of amplifying gravitational waves (GWs) for detecting events across a wide range of frequencies. However, accurately deter…
2D numerical simulation of lunar response to gravitational waves using finite element method
Lei Zhang, Han Yan, Xian Chen +1
Previous studies of the response of the Moon to gravitational waves have been carried out using analytical or semi-analytical models assuming ideal lunar structures. Such models ar…