The use of ultraviolet excitation of native fluorescence for identifying biomarkers in halite crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5906, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-8

  Mormile, Melanie R ^a   Storrie Lombardi, Michael ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Kinohi Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporites; Halite; Halophilic bacteria; Mars sample return mission; Native fluorescence; Ultraviolet excitation

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITES; HALOPHILIC BACTERIA; MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION; NATIVE FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET EXCITATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMARKERS; CRYSTALS; EVAPORATION; FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 29844441933     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.616906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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