Ac#veRemoteSensingofElementalChemistry
Wiensetal.(2012)
ChemCam spectra of Coronation NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Target:Corona,on(N165)Sol13Shots:30
NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/IAS/MSSSRemoteMicroImage5.4cm(2.1”)Across
“Sheepbed” rocks contain 1 to 5-mm fractures filled with calcium sulfate minerals that precipitated from fluids at low to moderate temperatures
NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/IAS/LPGN/CNRS/LGLyon/Planet-Terre
ChemCamspectrafromsol125“Crest”and135“Rapitan”
ChemCamRemoteMicro-Imager
Jake Matijevic studied by Mastcam (image), APXS, and ChemCam
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSLANL/IRAP/CNES/IAS/LPGN
Composition is similar to alkaline basalts on Earth produced by partial melting of the mantle
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Ni
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CaKCl
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Mg
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sol34 Caltarget 90 min sol46 JakeMatijevic 30 min
NASA/JPL-Caltech/U.Guelph
APXSSpectra
IndependentComponentsAnalysisofLIBSdatafromMars
Meslinetal.(2013)
PrincipalComponentsAnalysisappliedtoLIBS
Andersonetal.(2011)
RamanSpectroscopy
Ac#veRemoteSensingofMineralogy
• Rayleigh-scaOeredphotons~107RmesmoreabundantthanRaman-scaOeredphotons!
• Stokes>AnR-Stokesbecauseexcitedstatesareminimallypopulatedatroomtemperature
Ramaneffect:inelasRcphotonscaOering
Raman:emissionlinespectroscopy
It’sallabouttheshi9
Organics
Ramanvs.IRspectra:relatedbutdifferent
Ferinietal.(2004)
Candetectarangeofminerals
Sharppeakswithminimaloverlap
…andmixtures!
PeaksshiawithchemistryandhydraRonstate
• ScaOeredpowerproporRonalto1/λ4
• Butshorterλalsoincreasesfluorescence
Whatlaserλtouse?
Raman+LIBS:Chemicalandmineralogicalremotesensingwithasingleinstrument!?
Wiensetal.(LPSC2012)