Raman spectroscopic analysis of geological and biogeological specimens of relevance to the ExoMars mission

Astrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 543-549

  Edwards, Howell G M ^a,b   Hutchinson, Ian B ^b   Ingley, Richard ^b   Parnell, John ^c   Vítek, Petr ^d   Jehlička, Jan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GEOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT;

GEOLOGY; MARS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 84879345315     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0872     Document Type: Article

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