Raman spectra of nitrogen-containing organic compounds obtained in high altitude sites using a portable spectrometer: Possible application for remote robotic Titan studies

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 875-881

  Jehlicka, Jan ^a   Culka, Adam ^a   Edwards, Howell G M ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low temperature measurements; Nitrogen containing compounds; Outdoor measurements; Raman spectroscopy; Titan

Indexed keywords

3-METHYLPYRIDINE; ANALYTICAL TOOL; AUSTRIA; BENZOFURANS; DIODE LASERS; FORMAMIDES; FUTURE MISSION; HIGH ALTITUDE; IN-SITU; LIFE DETECTION; LOW TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NON DESTRUCTIVE; OUTDOOR MEASUREMENTS; PLANETARY SURFACES; RAMAN FEATURE; RAMAN SPECTRA; RAMAN SPECTROMETERS; SOLID FORMS; SUB-SURFACES; WAVENUMBER POSITION;

AMIDES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NASA; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UREA;

NITROGEN;

EID: 77949284975     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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