Thermal degradation of organic material by portable laser Raman spectrometry

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-186

  Som, Sanjoy M ^a,b   Foing, Bernard H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BLUE MARBLE SPACE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

astrobiology; biomarker; exploration; instruments; Mars; mineral; Moon; Raman spectrometry; thermal effects

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; BIOMARKER; DEGRADATION; EXPLORATION; FLUORESCENCE; LASER METHOD; MARS; MINERAL; MOON; ORGANIC MATTER; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84860823381     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550412000079     Document Type: Article

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