RSI Nameplate
  • Volume/Page
  • Keyword
  • DOI
  • Citation
  • Advanced
   
 
 
 

Flickr Twitter UniPHY Group iResearch App Facebook

Review of Scientific Instruments / Volume 76 / Issue 3 / CHEMISTRY

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 034101 (2005); doi:10.1063/1.1867012 (9 pages)

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for Mars science

Mark S. Anderson1, Jason M. Andringa1, Robert W. Carlson1, Pamela Conrad1, Wayne Hartford1, Michael Shafer1, Alejandro Soto1, Alexandre I. Tsapin1, Jens Peter Dybwad2, Winthrop Wadsworth2, and Kevin Hand3

1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109
2Designs and Prototypes, Ltd., 38 Berkeley Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03064
3Stanford University, Braun Hall #118, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, California 94305

View MapView Map

(Received 28 July 2004; accepted 14 December 2004; published online 1 March 2005)

Presented here is a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) for field studies that serves as a prototype for future Mars science applications. Infrared spectroscopy provides chemical information that is relevant to a number of Mars science questions. This includes mineralogical analysis, nitrogen compound recognition, truth testing of remote sensing measurements, and the ability to detect organic compounds. The challenges and scientific opportunities are given for the in situ FTIR analysis of Mars soil and rock samples. Various FTIR sampling techniques are assessed and compared to other analytical instrumentation. The prototype instrument presented is capable of providing field analysis in a Mars analog Antarctic environment. FTIR analysis of endolithic microbial communities in Antarctic rocks and a Mars meteor are given as analytical examples.

© 2005 American Institute of Physics

Article Outline

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. MARS SCIENCE RETURN FROM IN SITU FTIR
    1. Mineralogical identification and classification
    2. Water and mineral hydration
    3. Detection of organic compounds and biomarkers
    4. Nitrogen compounds and molecular fossils
    5. Oxidants in Mars soil
    6. Enhancing remote sensing results
    7. Sensitivity and data reduction of FTIR
    8. Infrared correlation chart for Mars science
  3. INSTRUMENT DESIGN
    1. Interferometer
    2. Detectors
    3. Optical sampling techniques and illumination
    4. Integrated instrument
  4. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
  5. DISCUSSION

RELATED DATABASES

To view database links for this article, you need to log in.

KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

astronomical techniques, astronomical instruments, Fourier transform spectrometers, infrared spectrometers, Mars, rocks, planetary surfaces, infrared astronomy, minerals

PACS

  • 95.75.Fg

    Spectroscopy and spectrophotometry

  • 07.57.Ty

    Infrared spectrometers, auxiliary equipment, and techniques

  • 91.67.Uv

    Organic and biogenic geochemistry

  • 95.55.Pe

    Lunar, planetary, and deep-space probes

  • 95.75.Rs

    Remote observing techniques

ARTICLE DATA

Permalink
http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.1867012

PUBLICATION DATA

ISSN:

0034-6748 (print)  
1089-7623 (online)

Publisher:

$abstract.society.value is a Member of CrossRef American Institute of Physics

For access to fully linked references, you need to log in.

For access to citing articles, you need to log in.


Figures (9) Tables (1)

Access to article objects (figures, tables, multimedia) requires a subscription; log in to view available files.
(Access to supplementary files, where available, is free for this journal.)

Access to article objects (figures, tables, multimedia) requires a subscription; log in to view available files.
(Access to supplementary files, where available, is free for this journal.)



Close

Google Calendar

ADVERTISEMENT

Your Recent History Recent History Help

Recently Viewed

  1. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for Mars science
  2. Analytical thermal lens instrumentation
Go to AIP Home
Copyright © American Institute of Physics
close