Comparative evaluation of Raman spectroscopy at different wavelengths for extremophile exemplars

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-506

  Villar, S E Jorge ^a   Edwards, H G M ^b   Worland, M R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosignatures; Extremophile; Mars; Planetary exploration; Raman spectroscopy; Wavelength laser excitation

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; EXTREMOPHILE; MARS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CHILE; COLD CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; HALOBACTERIALES; LICHENS; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOFILMS; CHILE; COLD CLIMATE; CYANOBACTERIA; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; HALOBACTERIALES; LICHENS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 27144436236     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-3528-4     Document Type: Article

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