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Raman/LIBS
The Raman/LIBS instrument will utilise a combination of Raman Spectrometry and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to identify and characterise minerals and organic compounds in rock and regolith samples.
A continuous visible laser beam and a pulsed near-infrared (1064nm) laser beam will be conducted to the samples via an optical fibre bundle. The laser light reflected from the samples will be fed to a spectrometer via another optical fibre bundle for analysis.
The development of the Raman/LIBS instrument is being led by TNO (The Netherlands). The team includes scientists from the University of Bradford, Brunel University and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.