Maturation grade of coal samples as revealed by raman spectroscopy

Eric Quirico (1) , J.-N. Rouzaud (2) , Lydie Bonal (1) , Gilles Montagnac (3)

1 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
2 LGENS - Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS
3 LST - Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre

Raman spectroscopy is a useful tool for studying Organic Matter in cometary grains and pristine chondrites. This study focused on the definition of optimized experimental parameters, and revealed sample photoinstability under laser irradiation.

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

Eric Quirico, J.-N. Rouzaud, Lydie Bonal, Gilles Montagnac. Maturation grade of coal samples as revealed by raman spectroscopy. 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2005, Houston, United States. pp. 2. ⟨insu-00356469⟩