The Importance of Crystals and Crystallography in Space Research Programs

The Mars exploration rovers have used various remote-sensing instruments over the last two and a half decades. The Chemistry and Camera tool uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy to obtain semi-quantitative elemental abundances. The SuperCam instrument is a response to the requirement for remote...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Crystallography reports 2021-11, Vol.66 (6), p.934-939
Hauptverfasser:	Pushcharovsky, D. Yu, Balitsky, D. V., Bindi, L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analyzers Crystal growth Crystal structure Crystallography Crystallography and Scattering Methods Crystals Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy Lithium Mars exploration Mineralogy Neodymium lasers Physics Physics and Astronomy Pockels cells Potassium titanyl orthophosphate Pulsed lasers Raman spectroscopy Remote sensing Rubidium Space research Structure of Inorganic Compounds YAG lasers
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Zusammenfassung:	The Mars exploration rovers have used various remote-sensing instruments over the last two and a half decades. The Chemistry and Camera tool uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy to obtain semi-quantitative elemental abundances. The SuperCam instrument is a response to the requirement for remote mineralogy and is also adapted for Raman spectroscopy studies. Both analyzers contain pulsed laser units with Nd:YAG rods and Pockels cells with crystals of rubidium titanyl phosphate, potassium titanyl phosphate and lithium triborate. The specific features of their structure, chemistry, and crystal growth are discussed.
ISSN:	1063-7745 1562-689X
DOI:	10.1134/S1063774521060298