TY - JOUR
T1 - Raman spectroscopy as a method for mineral identification on lunar robotic exploration missions
AU - Wang, A.
AU - Jolliff, B. L.
AU - Haskin, L. A.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The sharp, nonoverlapping Raman bands for plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine would be advantageous for on-surface, active mineralogical analysis of lunar materials. A robust, light-weight, low-power, rover-based Raman spectrometer with a laser exciting source, entirely transmission-mode holographic optics, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector could fit within a <20 cm cube. A modern micro-Raman spectrometer with its beam broadened and set for low resolution, was used to simulate the spectra anticipated from a rover instrument. The paper presents spectra for lunar mineral grains, <1 mm soil fines, breccia fragments, and glasses. -from Authors
AB - The sharp, nonoverlapping Raman bands for plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine would be advantageous for on-surface, active mineralogical analysis of lunar materials. A robust, light-weight, low-power, rover-based Raman spectrometer with a laser exciting source, entirely transmission-mode holographic optics, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector could fit within a <20 cm cube. A modern micro-Raman spectrometer with its beam broadened and set for low resolution, was used to simulate the spectra anticipated from a rover instrument. The paper presents spectra for lunar mineral grains, <1 mm soil fines, breccia fragments, and glasses. -from Authors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0029475291
U2 - 10.1029/95je02133
DO - 10.1029/95je02133
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029475291
SN - 0148-0227
VL - 100
SP - 21,189-21,199
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
IS - E10
ER -