Analysis of Arctic ices by remote Raman spectroscopy

Fernando Rull; Alberto Vegas; Antonio Sansano; Pablo Sobron

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2011.04.007

Analysis of Arctic ices by remote Raman spectroscopy

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2011 Oct;80(1):148-55. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.04.007. Epub 2011 May 24.

Authors

Fernando Rull¹, Alberto Vegas, Antonio Sansano, Pablo Sobron

Affiliation

¹ Centro de Astrobiologia, Unidad Asociada UVa-CSIC EdINDITI P.203 Parque Tecnologico de Boecillo, Boecillo (VA), Spain. rull@fmc.uva.es

PMID: 21606001
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.04.007

Abstract

A portable remote Raman instrument for field analysis has been developed. This instrument has been tested in the Arctic conditions during AMASE (Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition) campaigns 2007, 2008 and 2009. Besides its capability for mineral detection the remote system proved to be a very useful tool for ice structural analysis of icebergs and ice-wall in glaciers. For the first time at our knowledge Arctic ice has been analyzed in situ in different conditions and at distances ranging from 10 to 120m. The spectra obtained have enough quality to be used for quantitative spectral analysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arctic Regions
Ice / analysis*
Minerals / analysis*
Seawater
Spectrum Analysis, Raman / instrumentation*
Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*

Substances

Ice
Minerals