Experimental estimations of the infrared refractive index of African mineral dust have been
retrieved from laboratory measurements of particle transmission spectra in the wavelength …

Diffuse reflectance spectra of multiple grain size fractions are used to estimate the optical
constants of gypsum over the 0.4–15 μm wavelength region. Two independent scattering …

In principle, observations from hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounders such as IASI (infrared
atmospheric sounding interferometer) can be used to simultaneously retrieve dust aerosol …

Polarized white light interferometry is used to characterize the wavelength dependence of
the birefringence, group birefringence and retardance of a gypsum crystal. Two different …

Hematite is an iron oxide very important for the study of climatic evolution of Mars. It can
occur in two forms: red and grey, mainly depending on the granulometry of the samples …

The study of Mars linked to its climatic history, the presence of water and possible forms of
life on the planet, are becoming more and more important in recent years. In this paper we …

Hematite is an iron oxide that is very important for the study of climatic evolution of Mars. It
can occur in three forms: nanophase (dark purple), fine-grained (red) and coarse-grained …

Low molecular weight carboxylates (carbonates, oxalates, formates, and acetates) are either
known or are expected to be present on the surface of Mars. Previous work has suggested …

The Mars Infrared MApper (MIMA) is a FT-IR miniaturised spectrometer which is being
developed for ESA ExoMars Pasteur mission. MIMA will be mounted on the rover mast and …

The technique of spectroscopic ellipsometry is a powerful tool for the characterization of the
optical properties of materials. This technique represents a significant refinement over the …