Identifying organic molecules in space - The AstroBiology Explorer (ABE) MIDEX mission concept

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4495, Issue , 2002, Pages 170-181

  Sandford, Scott ^a,b   Allamandola, Louis ^a,b   Bregman, Jesse ^a,b   Ennico, Kimberly ^a,b   Greene, Thomas ^a,b   Hudgins, Douglas ^a,b   Strecker, Donald ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Explorers; Infrared spectroscopy; Interstellar organics; Spectrometer; Telescope

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL BONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE RESEARCH;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTROBIOLOGY EXPLORER; ASTROCHEMISTRY; INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM; SPECTRAL RANGE; STAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0036399052     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454757     Document Type: Article

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