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Title: | A SIMPLE, COST EFFECTIVE RAMAN-FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER FOR USE IN LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS |
Author(s): | Marshall, Frank E. |
Contributor(s): | Grubbs, G.S., II; Mormile, Melanie R.; Storrie-Lombardi, Michael; Walker, Zachary; Brinker, Katelyn R.; Rojo, Michellle; Pride, Michael A |
Subject(s): | Mini-symposium: Spectroscopy in the Classroom |
Abstract: | begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0pt} includegraphics[scale=0.4]{lowcostraman.eps} end{wrapfigure} Research, design, construction, and operation of a portable mixed Raman and Fluorescence type spectrometer implemented by the Missouri University of Science and Technology�s Mars Rover Design Team will be presented. This spectrometer has been built for the team�s annual competition. The spectrometer, completely built by undergraduates, is designed to use a 50 mW, 532 nm constant waveform laser to probe a sample of soil to find bacteria or bio-markers. However, initial tests of the spectrometer were carried out in a laboratory environment making the spectrometer also suitable for simple undergraduate physical chemistry or chemical physics laboratory experiments. The final cost of the device is roughly $2100, weighs 1.4 kg, and is 22.9 cm x 22.6 cm in size. Integrating the spectrometer with a computer database, results from the competition, complications of fitting mixed Raman-Fluorescence spectra, and future ideas/improvements will also be discussed. |
Issue Date: | 25-Jun-15 |
Publisher: | International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy |
Citation Info: | ACS |
Genre: | Conference Paper / Presentation |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/79319 |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2016-01-05 |