In situ calibration using univariate analyses based on the onboard ChemCam targets: First prediction of Martian rock and soil compositions

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-51

  Fabre, C ^a   Cousin, A ^b   Wiens, R C ^b   Ollila, A ^c   Gasnault, O ^d   Maurice, S ^d   Sautter, V ^e   Forni, O ^d   Lasue, J ^d   Tokar, R ^f   Vaniman, D ^f   Melikechi, N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ChemCam; Curiosity; LIBS; Univariate calibration

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS CERAMICS; MAGNESIUM; MINERALS; SILICATES; SOILS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMCAM; CURIOSITY; HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; IN-SITU CALIBRATION; INITIAL COMPOSITION; LIBS; UNIVARIATE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 84904005476     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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