Cathodoluminescence and its Application in the Planetary Sciences

Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providing detailed information on the shock metamorphism of target rocks, biosignatures of meteorites and mineralogy of the pre-solar grains. Moreover, it can be used as an in-situ method to classify the solid-atmospheric-liquid interactions on the surface of Mars.

List of contents

Physical Principles of Cathodoluminescence (CL) and its Applications in Geosciences.- Shock Metamorphism of Terrestrial Impact Structures and its Application in the Earth and Planetary Sciences.- Petrological Modifications in Continental Target Rocks from Terrestrial Impact Structures: Evidence from Cathodoluminescence.- Impact Diamonds: Formation, Mineralogical Features and Cathodoluminescence Properties.- Cathodoluminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Lunar Rocks and Minerals.- Cathodoluminescence Instrumentation for Analysis of Martian Sediments.- Astrobiological Aspect of Chemolithoautotrophic Bacterial Activity in the Role of Black Shale-Hosted Mn Mineralization and Cathodoluminescence Study of High Mn-Bearing Carbonates.

Summary

Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providing detailed information on the shock metamorphism of target rocks, biosignatures of meteorites and mineralogy of the pre-solar grains. Moreover, it can be used as an in-situ method to classify the solid-atmospheric-liquid interactions on the surface of Mars.

Product details

• Assisted by: Arnol Gucsik (Editor), Arnold Gucsik (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2011
• EAN: 9783642099571
• ISBN: 978-3-642-09957-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 267 g
• Illustrations: XII, 160 p. 66 illus., 34 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; C, Earth and Environmental Science, Mineralogy, Earth Sciences, Solar system: the Sun & planets, Planetology, Planetary Science, Earth System Sciences, Geobiology, Biogeosciences, Biogeography, Astrobiology, UFOs & extraterrestrial beings