Question

I am a student in robotic assocciation and I designed working spectrometer for UV-Vis emission spectrum. The issue is evoking emission spectrum. The spectrometer is designed to be working on board of martian rover. Can I evoke the emission by shining the rock samples with UV lamp or X-ray lamp? We can't use laser beams or burn the sample due to onboard safety. Are there any other methods of obtaining one?

Answer 1

Shining the rock samples with a UV or X-ray lamp would not be suitable methods to evoke the emission spectrum of a rock sample. Raman spectroscopy is a more accurate method for obtaining the emission spectrum of a rock sample on Mars.

Step-by-step explanation:

When it comes to obtaining the emission spectrum of a rock sample using a spectrometer designed to work on board of a Martian rover, shining the rock samples with a UV lamp or X-ray lamp would not be suitable methods. UV lamps may cause fluorescence in minerals, which would result in emission of visible light, but it may not accurately represent the true emission spectrum of the rock sample.

X-ray lamps would also not be appropriate as they are more commonly used for X-ray diffraction rather than emission spectroscopy. A more accurate method of obtaining the emission spectrum of a rock sample on Mars would be to use a technique called Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy involves shining a laser beam on the sample and analyzing the scattered light to determine the molecular composition of the sample.