Understanding the application of Raman spectroscopy to the detection of traces of Life

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-243

  Marshall, Craig P ^a   Edwards, Howell G M ^b   Jehlicka, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Archean; Biogenicity; Kerogen; Precambrian fossils; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; FOSSIL; GOVERNMENT; HEAT; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEA; CARBON; EARTH (PLANET); EUROPE; EXOBIOLOGY; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; LASERS; MARS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77951270345     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.0344     Document Type: Article

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