Non-destructive quantitative analysis of melt inclusions in extraterrestrial samples: Case study of chassignite via nanoscale X-ray computed tomography
Peiyu Wu, Kyle Dayton, Esteban Gazel, Teresa Porri MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 May 2024 LINK “Estimation of the composition of planetary rocks and minerals is crucial for understanding their formation processes. In this…
Mineralogical approach on laboratory weathering of uncontaminated Ryugu particles: Comparison with Orgueil and perspective for storage and analysisOPEN ACCESS
Naoya Imae, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Makoto Kimura, Akira Yamaguchi, Motoo Ito, Richard C. Greenwood, Tatsuya Kawai, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Cedric Pilorget, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Ming-Chang Liu, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa,…
The Chemical Composition of Ryugu: Prospects as a Reference Material for Solar System CompositionOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Nicolas Dauphas, Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Shogo Tachibana, Maria Schönbächler, Henner Busemann, Masanao Abe, Toru Yada Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft sampled approximately 5.4 g of…
Sample size and the limits to precision in Pb-isotopic dating by ID-TIMSOPEN ACCESS
Yuri Amelin Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, Review, Published: 23 April 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Using isotope analysis of ancient (4555 Ma) radiogenic Pb by ID-TIMS as an example, I evaluate the…
Isotopic variations of Sm, Gd, Er and Yb found in planetary materials caused by neutron-capture reactions in natureOPEN ACCESS
Hiroshi Hidaka Journal of Analytical Science and TechnologyVolume 15, article number 14 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotopic shifts of 149Sm–150Sm and 157Gd–158Gd have often been observed in meteorites and lunar surface materials, because…
Mineralogical composition, surface inspection and analysis by Mössbauer spectroscopy to identify a meteorite
Julio Fabián-Salvador, César Barrero M, Jairo Ruiz C, William Bolivar, Stefano Enzo & J. C. Gonzalez Interactions, Published: 19 March 2024 LINK “A piece of rock belonging to the geological-mineralogical collection of the University of…
A sample preparation guide for clay-rich carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bennett J. K. Wilson, Veronica E. Di Cecco, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Kimberly T. Tait, Michael G. Daly MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of the…
Elemental Characterization of Iron Meteorites Solely Based on LA-ICP-MS
Margareth S. Navarro, Jacinta Enzweiler, Álvaro P. Crósta, André L. R. Moutinho, Gabriel G. Silva, Christopher D. K. Herd, and Patrick J. A. Hill ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date (Web): January 23, 2024 LINK…
Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samplesOPEN ACCESS
Antonio Lanzirotti, Stephen R. Sutton, Matthew Newville, Adrian Brearley, Oliver Tschauner MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study describes the application of new synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF)…
Analytical method for stable background reduction for Raman spectra of carbon-containing meteorite and terrestrial samples suffering from intense fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Aruto Kashima, Shu-hei Urashima, Hiroharu Yui MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical states of carbon in terrestrial (meta) sediments and carbonaceous chondrites gather attention as a geothermometer….
The role of gamma-ray spectrometry and Monte Carlo simulation in the characterisation of meteorites
Rossini, R., Cremonesi, O., Cataldo, M. et al. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryPublished: 08 January 2024 LINK “Gamma-ray spectrometry has proved to be a powerful tool in meteorite identification due to the presence of…
Investigating the impact of x-ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analysesOPEN ACCESS
Daniel P. Glavin, Scott A. Eckley, José C. Aponte, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Frank T. Ferguson, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Heather V. Graham, Toshiki Koga, Michael Liss, Hannah L….
Nondestructive determination of the physical properties of Antarctic meteorites: Importance for the meteorite—parent body connectionOPEN ACCESS
T. A. Harvey, J. L. MacArthur, K. H. Joy, D. Sykes, N. V. Almeida, R. H. Jones MAPSVersion of Record online: 14 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Photogrammetry is a low-cost, nondestructive approach…
The “Meteorite meter”: A handheld instrument for the combined measurement of magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity, with application to meteorite identification and classificationOPEN ACCESS
Minoru Uehara, Jérôme Gattacceca MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We developed a simple, handheld, and user-friendly magnetic susceptibility meter specialized for the identification of meteorites. The measurement…
Physical properties and average atomic numbers of chondrules using computed tomography
Yogita Kadlag, David Haberthür, Ingo Leya, Ruslan Hlushchuk, Klaus Mezger Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 17 October 2023, 105799 LINK “Micro-computed tomography is a fast and essentially non-destructive technique for studying 3D properties of solid…
Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybysOPEN ACCESS
Lisa Maria Eckart, Jon K. Hillier, Frank Postberg, Simone Marchi, Zoltan Sternovsky MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies remains an outstanding issue….
OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Plan — Revision 3.0OPEN ACCESS
Dante S. Lauretta, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Jeffrey N. Grossman, Anjani T. Polit, the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at…
Non-destructive elemental analysis of lunar meteorites using a negative muon beam
I-Huan Chiu, Kentaro Terada, Takahito Osawa, Changkun Park, Soshi Takeshita, Yasuhiro Miyake, Kazuhiko Ninomiya MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 August 2023 LINK “We report the result of a non-destructive elemental analysis of lunar meteorites using…
A machine learning classification of meteorite spectra applied to understanding asteroids
M. Darby Dyar, Sydney M. Wallace, Thomas H. Burbine, Daniel R. Sheldon IcarusAvailable online 26 July 2023, 115718 LINK “Understanding the distribution of matter within our Solar System requires a robust methodology for evaluating the…
A new shergottite martian meteorite analog system (SAS) for alteration experiments
V. Fortier, V. Debaille, V. Dehant, B. Bultel Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 July 2023 LINK “Martian rocky material available on Earth has been so far composed of meteorites and…
Results of statistical analysis of primary components concentrations in bulk chemical composition of ordinary chondrite groups
Tadeusz A. Przylibski, Magdalena Długosz-Lisiecka, Katarzyna Łuszczek, Konrad Blutstein MAPS,First published: 17 July 2023 LINK “We used two different methods of statistical analysis—cluster analysis and principal component analysis—to analyze the concentrations of principal chemical components…
Development of preparation methods of polished sections of returned samples from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft
Daisuke Nakashima, Yuri Fujioka, Kanchi Katayama, Tomoyo Morita, Mizuha Kikuiri, Kana Amano, Eiichi Kagawa, Tomoki Nakamura MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 July 2023 LINK “Preparation procedures of polished sections of the Ryugu samples returned by…
Micro-XCT chondrule classification for subsequent isotope analysisOPEN ACCESS
Noah Jäggi, Antoine S. G. Roth, Miriam Rüfenacht, Maria Schönbächler, André Galli MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules are microscopic, recrystallized melt droplets found in chondritic meteorites. High-resolution…
Analytical capability of K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment from mineral compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Seiji Sugita PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Many in situ potassium-argon (K-Ar) dating instruments under development use laser ablation to perform local analyses of several hundred um on rocks. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)…
Raman spectroscopy, assisted by X-ray fluorescence and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, to characterise original and altered mineral phases in the NWA 2975 Martian shergottiteOPEN ACCESS
Iratxe Población, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Julene Aramendia, Guillermo López-Reyes, Luisa M. Cabalín, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Fernando Rull, Javier J. Laserna, Daniel Carrizo, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Tomás Belenguer, Mercedes Taravillo, Marcella Dell’Aglio, Alessandro De Giacomo, Jennifer Huidobro, Jose…
Is μCT irradiation nondestructive? A noble gas study on matrix samples from the CV3 chondrite AllendeOPEN ACCESS
Parastoo Ghaznavi, Yogita Kadlag, David Haberthür, Ruslan Hlushchuk, Ingo Leya MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Micro-computed tomography (μCT) is a fast and powerful technology for studying textural,…
Using the potassium-argon laser experiment (KArLE) to date ancient, low-K chondritic meteorites
Fanny Cattani, Barbara A. Cohen, Cameron M. Mercer, Agnes J. Dahl MAPSVersion of Record online: 10 April 2023 LINK “Several laboratories have been investigating the feasibility of in situ K-Ar dating for use in future…
Nanoscale Mineralogical Characterization of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Samples by Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Review
Jieqi Xing, Haiyang Xian, Yiping Yang, Qingze Chen, Jiaxin Xi, Shan Li, Hongping He, and Jianxi Zhu* ACS Earth Space Chem. 2023, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXXPublication Date: January 17, 2023 LINK “Nanoscale minerals (i.e., nanominerals and mineral nanoparticles) in terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials are…
Testing materials to mitigate terrestrial organic contamination of meteorites: Implications for collection, curation, and handling of astromaterials
Libby D. Tunney, Patrick J. A. Hill, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 January 2023 LINK “Organic matter in astromaterials can provide important information for understanding the chemistry of our solar system…
Small grains from Ryugu: handling and analysis pipeline for infrared synchrotron microspectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Stefano Rubino, Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Tomoki Nakamura, Donia Baklouti, Zahia Djouadi, Cateline Lantz, Obadias Mivumbi, Ferenc Borondics, Stephane Lefrançois, Christophe Sandt, Francesco Capitani, Eva Héripré, David Troadec, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
Raman instrument calibration for astromaterials and analysis of Mars return samples
Ryan Scott Jakubek, Marc D. Fries MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 December 2022 LINK “The study of astromaterials generally involves the distribution of limited sample to many laboratories for analysis. Maximum scientific yield for a…
Trace-element analysis of mineral grains in Ryugu rock fragment sections by synchrotron-based confocal X-ray fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin Bazi, Pieter Tack, Miles Lindner, Bart Vekemans, Ella De Pauw, Beverley Tkalcec, Frank E. Brenker, Jan Garrevoet, Gerald Falkenberg, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Kana Amano, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuri Fujioka, Yuma Enokido, Daisuke…
In situ 87Rb–87Sr analyses of terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples by LA-MC-ICP-MS/MS with double Wien filter and collision cell technologiesOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, Grant Craig, Zhe J. Zhang, Maria C. Valdes, Philipp R. Heck, Bruce L. A. Charlier, Elizabeth A. Bell, T. Mark Harrison, Andrew M. Davis, Laure Dussubieux, Patrick R. Williams, Michael J….
Differentiating hydrous and anhydrous carbonaceous chondrites by secondary ion mass spectrometry
Justina Novakova, Eduard Jane, Vojtech Szoecs, Monika Jerigova & Dusan Velic Monatshefte für Chemie – Chemical MonthlyPublished: 14 October 2022 LINK “An accurate identification of hydrous and anhydrous chondrites is the first step towards a…
Thermally induced phase transition of troilite during Micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis
Xiaoguang Li, Yi Chen, Xu Tang, Lixin Gu, Jiangyan Yuan, Wen Su, Hengci Tian, Huiqian Luo, Shuhui Cai, Sridhar Komarneni IcarusAvailable online 10 October 2022, 115299 LINK “Highlights • Troilite is sensitive to laser heat…
Low-albedo asteroids: analogues with a high polarization at large phase angles
E Hadamcik, J-B Renard, J Lasue, A C Levasseur-Regourd, M Ishiguro Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac2749Published: 29 September 2022 LINK “While remote observations of the linear polarization of five low-albedo Near-Earth asteroids…
Detection Of Incipient Aqueous Alteration In Carbonaceous ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
L. Krämer Ruggiu, B. Devouard, J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, H. Leroux, J. Eschrig, D. Borschneck, A.J. King, P. Beck, Y. Marrocchi, V. Debaille, R.D. Hanna, O. Grauby Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available…
Coordinated neutron and X-ray computed tomography of meteorites: Detection and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials
Allan H. Treiman, Jacob M. LaManna, Daniel S. Hussey, Isabella deClue, Lawrence M. Anovitz MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 August 2022 LINK “The presence and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials in meteorites are important constraints on…
Towards In-Situ Geochemical Analysis of Planetary Rocks and Soils by Laser Ablation/Ionisation Time-of-Flight Mass SpectrometryOPEN ACCESS
Marek Tulej, Peter Keresztes Schmidt, Salome Gruchola, Coenraad P. de Koning, Kristina A. Kipfer, Nikita J. Boeren, Niels F. W. Ligterink, Andreas Riedo and Peter Wurz Universe, 2022, 8(8), 410ReviewPublished: 4 August 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Kinetic isotope effects in H2O2 self-decomposition: Implications for triple oxygen isotope systematics of secondary minerals in the solar system
Hao Guo, Xiaoxiao Yu, Mang Lin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 594, 15 September 2022 LINK “Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a ubiquitous molecule in nature that shapes the redox state of planetary surfaces. Given that…
SIMS matrix effects in oxygen isotope analysis of olivine and pyroxene: Application to Acfer 094 chondrite chondrules and reconsideration of the primitive chondrule minerals (PCM) line
Mingming Zhang, Kohei Fukuda, Michael J. Spicuzza, Guillaume Siron, Adriana Heimann, Alex J. Hammerstromb, Noriko T.Kita, Takayuki Ushikubo, John W.Valley Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 July 2022 LINK “The instrumental bias (here…
3D porosity structure of the earliest solar system materialOPEN ACCESS
Romy D. Hanna, Richard A. Ketcham, David R. Edey & Josh O’Connell Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 8369Published: 19 May 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) contain the earliest preserved Solar…
Measurement of Thermal Diffusivity Distribution for Murray and Murchison Meteorites Using Lock-in Thermography
International Journal of Thermophysics, Volume 43, Article number: 97Published: 03 May 2022 LINK “It is important to know the thermophysical properties (thermal diffusivity, specific heat, etc.) for meteorites and small samples from asteroids to understand…
Determination of olivine fayalite–forsterite composition in ordinary chondrites by X‐ray diffraction
V. E. Di Cecco, B. C. Hyde, K. T. Tait, R. I. Nicklin MAPSFirst Published: 27 April 2022 LINK “Ordinary chondrites account for the majority of the described meteorites on Earth. To expand the toolbox…
Sr distribution as proxy for Ca distribution at depth in SXRF analysis of mm-sized carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for asteroid sample return missionsOPEN ACCESS
B. J. Tkalcec, P. Tack,E. De Pauw, B. Vekemans, T. Nakamura, J. Garrevoet, G. Falkenberg, L. Vincze, F. E. Brenker MAPSVersion of Record online: 02 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Reliable identification of…
Reconstructing The Color 3D Tomography Of Lunar SamplesOPEN ACCESS
Tianyu Zhao, Kun Feng, Peiyu Liu, JingRong Ren Atomic Spectroscopy 43(1)February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “As the Chinese lunar exploration project prepares for future exploration activities on the Moon, there is a growing need…
Visualization and identification of single meteoritic organic molecules by atomic force microscopyOPEN ACCESS
Katharina Kaiser, Fabian Schulz, Julien F. Maillard, Felix Hermann, Iago Pozo, Diego Peña, H. James Cleaves II, Aaron S. Burton, Gregoire Danger, Carlos Afonso, Scott Sandford, Leo Gross MAPSVersion of Record online: 01 February 2022…
Combining Micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Mapping: A Stony Meteorite StudyOPEN ACCESS
Maya Musa, Riccardo Rossini, Daniela Di Martino, Maria Pia Riccardi, Massimiliano Clemenza, Giuseppe Gorini Materials 2021, 14(24), 7585 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Meteorite characterisation represents a privileged and unique opportunity to increase our knowledge about…
4M method – new application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to classification of meteorites. How it works?OPEN ACCESS
Jolanta Gałązka-Friedman, Martyna Jakubowska, Marek Woźniak, Patrycja Bogusz, Łukasz Karwowski & Przemysław Duda Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 55 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “4M method is a new application of Mössbauer spectroscopy…
Evaluation of the classification of presolar silicon carbide grains using consensus clustering with resampling methods: an assessment of the confidence of grain assignments
Grethe Hystad, Asmaa Boujibar, Nan Liu, Larry R Nittler, Robert M Hazen Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab3478Published: 03 December 2021 LINK “We report the use of several cluster analysis techniques to evaluate…
Can Mӧssbauer methods of classifying ordinary chondrites help to identify non-representative samples of these meteorites?OPEN ACCESS
Martyna Jakubowska, Jolanta Gałązka-Friedman, Marek Woźniak, Patrycja Bogusz, Łukasz Karwowski & Przemysław Duda Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 50 (2021), Published: 04 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mössbauer spectra of nonweathered ordinary…
Improved methods for high-precision Pb–Pb dating of extra-terrestrial materials
J. N. Connelly, J. Bollard, M. M. Costa, P. Vermeesch and M. Bizzarro Journal of Analytical Atomic SpectrometryFirst published on 20 Oct 2021 LINK “Dating meteoritic materials by the Pb–Pb isochron method depends on constructing…
Development of a multispectral stereo-camera system comparable to Hayabusa2 Optical Navigation Camera (ONC-T) for observing samples returned from asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yuichiro Cho, Koki Yumoto, Yuna Yabe, Shoki Mori, Jo A. Ogura, Toru Yada, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi Yogata, Kentaro Hatakeda, Masahiro Nishimura, Masanao Abe, Tomohiro Usui, Seiji Sugita PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hayabusa2 collected 5.4 g of…
Heterogeneity within refractory organic matter from CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Evidence from Raman spectroscopy
Christian Potiszil, Wren Montgomery, Mark A. Sephton Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 574, 15 November 2021, 117149 LINK “Highlights • The refractory organic matter Raman response is indistinct from bulk meteorite.• Meteorite refractory organic matter…
Spectral endmember variability on hyperspectral datasets of a Martian meteorite – Implications for planetary surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Lu Pan, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Lucia Mandon, Melissa Martinot, Pierre Beck IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Spectral images of a Martian meteorite are analyzed to test spectral…
A preparation sequence for multi-analysis of µm-sized extraterrestrial and geological samples
Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Jérôme Aléon, Zelia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Dan Levy, David Troadec, François Brisset, Ferenc Borondics, Andrew King Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 July 2021 LINK “With the recent and…
UV-visible-infrared spectral survey of Antarctic carbonaceous chondrite chips
T.Hiroi, H. Kaiden, N. Imae, K. Misawa, H. Kojima, S. Sasaki, M. Matsuoka, T. Nakamura, D.L. Bish, K. Ohtsuka, K.T. Howard, K.R. Robertson, R.E. Milliken Polar ScienceAvailable online 29 June 2021 LINK “Antarctic carbonaceous chondrite…
Calcium isotope cosmochemistry
Maria C. Valdes, Katherine R. Bermingham, Shichun Huang, Justin I. Simon Chemical GeologyInvited Research ArticleIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 June 2021 LINK “The past decade has seen significant advancements in analytical capabilities and…
Fast, computer-assisted detection of dust and debris impact craters on Stardust interstellar foils
Bradley T. De Gregorio, Jessica Opsahl-Ong, Lysa Chizmadia, Todd H. Brintlinger, Andrew J. Westphal, Rhonda M. Stroud Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 June 2021 LINK “The NASA Stardust Interstellar Dust collection provides…
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry of potassium stable isotopes
Kun Wang, Weiqiang Li, Shilei Li, Zhen Tian, Piers Koefoed, Xin-Yuan Zheng INVITED REVIEW GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 June 2021 LINK “Stable potassium isotopes are one of the emerging non-traditional isotope systems…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part I: Undifferentiated MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 614 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that is actively used in various fields, from physics and chemistry to biology…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and…
Raman spectral peak positions of olivine (Fo‐Fa) as fast methodology for classifying chondrites
Bruno Leonardo do Nascimento‐Dias, Tatiane Peters Donato, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Virgílio de Carvalho dos Anjos Journal of Raman SpectroscopyFirst published: 25 April 2021 LINK “Chondrites are the most common meteorites in the world. However, the…
Resolving the Contradictory Results for Chondrule Size Distributions When These are Empirically Determined and Theoretically Considered
Hezel D. C., Metzler K., Hochstein M. L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2264 PDF “Chondrule size distributions are critical to understand chondrule formation, sorting, or fragmentation. We resolve a long-standing contradiction…
Valence determinations and oxybarometry on FIB‐sectioned olivine and pyroxene using correlated Ti, V, and Cr micro‐XAFS spectroscopy: Evaluation of ion‐milling effects and application to Antarctic micrometeorite grains
S. R. Sutton, A. J. Brearley, E. Dobrică, A. Lanzirotti, M. Newville, O. Tschauner Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:15 December 2020 LINK “X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy methods have been applied to…
Structural and spectral properties of astronomical complex organic molecules: 1:1:1 glycine-X-Y and Y-glycine-X
Anita Kabi, Pradipta K.Behera, Prabhat K. Sahu Molecular AstrophysicsAvailable online 21 November 2020 LINK “Current research to understand astrochemistry and astrobiology with regard to the weakly bound astronomical complexes including amino acids in the Inter-Stellar…
UV laser‐induced fluorescence spectroscopy as a non‐destructive technique for mineral and organic detection in carbonaceous chondrites
Elizabeth A. Lymer, Michael G. Daly, Kimberly T. Tait, Veronica E. Di cecco, Emmanuel A. Lalla Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 November 2020 LINK “Here, we discuss the merits of non‐destructive UV…
Development of innovative Non-Destructive Analytical Strategies for Mars Sample Return tested on Dar al Gani 735 Martian Meteorite
C. García-Florentino, I. Torre-Fdez, P. Ruiz-Galende, J. Aramendia, K. Castro, G.Arana, M. Maguregui, S. Fdz. Ortiz de Vallejuelo, J. M. Madariaga TalantaIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 5 November 2020 LINK “Highlights • Non- Destructive…
A Portable Magnetometer for Magnetic Measurements of Meter‐Sized Meteorites
Elise Clavé, Clara Maurel, Eduardo A. Lima, Jay Shah, Elias N. Mansbach, Minoru Uehara, Benjamin P. Weiss Geochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsFirst published: 02 October 2020 LINK “Meteorites contain records of past magnetic fields experienced on their…
Low-phase spectral reflectance and equivalent “geometric albedo” of meteorites powdersOPEN ACCESS
P. Beck, B. Schmitt, S. Potin, A. Pommerol, O. Brissaud IcarusAvailable online 1 September 2020, 114066 LINK Update (23 September 2020): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Reflectance spectra of 72 different meteorite are obtained low…
Chemical procedure for Zn purification and double spike method for high precision measurement of Zn isotopes by MC-ICPMS
Quentin Amet, Caroline Fitoussi International Journal of Mass SpectrometryAvailable online 15 August 2020, 116413 LINK “Highlights • A new method of Zn isotope analysis by MC-ICPMS has been developed.• This technique includes a new chemical…
Temperature dependent mid-infrared (5–25 μm) reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous meteorites and minerals: Implication for remote sensing in Solar System exploration
Giovanni Poggiali, John R. Brucato, Elisabetta Dotto, Simone Ieva, Antonella Barucci, Maurizio Pajola IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 August 2020 LINK “Interpretation of spectroscopic data from remote sensing strongly depends on the spectroscopic…
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as an advanced tool for meteorite classification
Justina Novakova, Monika Jerigova, Eduard Jane, Vojtech Szoecs, Dusan Velic Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Highlights • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry proves to be a competitive technique…
Exploring Mars at the nanoscale: Applications of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in planetary explorationOPEN ACCESS
L. Daly, M. R. Lee, P. Bagot, J. Halpin, W. Smith, S. Mcfadzean, A. C. O’Brien, S. Griffin, L. J. Hallis and B. E. Cohen EMAS 2019 Workshop – 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments…
A Special Role of Spectrophotometry in the Study of Asteroids and Meteorite Analogs
Vladimir V. Busarev, Andrey M. Sobolev, Victor I. Grohovsky, Nikolai A. Kruglikov Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 43-52, Conference paper LINK “The significance of spectrophotometry among other optical methods for the assessment of…
Effect of impact shock on extremophilic Halomonas gomseoemensis EP-3 isolated from hypersaline sulphated lake Laguna de Peña Hueca, Spain
R. Thombre, F. Gomez, R. Parkhe, K. Kaur, P. Vaishampayan, E. Shivakarthik, B. Sivaraman, R.Perumal, N. Mason Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 26 July 2020, 105041 LINK “Highlights • First report on effect of shock…
Characterization of Potential Micrometeorites by Synchrotron AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Madison Esposito , Kevin Souhrada , Erin Garland , Mary Kroll , Robert Bolen , Victoria Hernandez , Janet Kaczmarek , David Meisel , Anya Swiss , Paul Northrup , Vivian Stojanoff , Juergen Thieme…
Comparison of PGAA and wet chemical analysis for determining major element contents in eucritic meteorites
N. Shirai, T. Hozumi, Y. Toh & M. Ebihara Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2020) LINK “Prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (PGAA) was applied to well homogenized meteorite samples initially prepared for the wet chemical…
IUPAC-IUGS recommendation on the half-lives of 147Sm and 146Sm
IUPAC-IUGS recommendation on the half-lives of 147Sm and 146Sm I.M. Villa, N.E. Holden, A. Possolo, R.B. Ickert, D.B. Hibbert, P.R. Renne Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 June 2020 LINK “The…
Combining IR and X‐ray microtomography data sets: Application to Itokawa particles and to Paris meteorite
Zelia Dionnet, Rosario Brunetto, Alice Aléon‐Toppani, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, Ferenc Borondics, Anne‐Cécile Buellet, Zahia Djouadi, Andrew King, Tomoki Nakamura, Alessandra Rotundi, Christophe Sandt, David Troadec, Akira Tsuchiyama Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:30…
ORIGIN: a novel and compact Laser Desorption – Mass Spectrometry system for sensitive in situ detection of amino acids on extraterrestrial surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Valentine Grimaudo, Pavel Moreno-García, Rustam Lukmanov, Marek Tulej, Ingo Leya, Robert Lindner, Peter Wurz, Charles S. Cockell, Pascale Ehrenfreund & Andreas Riedo Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 9641 (2020) LINK…
Electron Microprobe/SIMS Determinations of Al in Olivine: Applications to Solar Wind, Pallasites and Trace Element Measurements
Julie M. Paque, Amy E. Hofmann, Donald S. Burnett, Yunbin Guan, Amy J.G. Jurewicz, Dorothy S. Woolum, Chi Ma, George R. Rossman Geostandards & Geoanalytical Research LINK “Electron probe microanalyser measurements of trace elements with…
Role of spectral resolution for infrared asteroid compositional analysis using meteorite spectraOPEN ACCESS
A. Skulteti, A. Kereszturi, Zs. Kereszty, B. Pal, M. Szabo, F. Cipriani Accepted in MNRAS for publication on May 22nd, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work the potential mineral identification of meteorites is analysed…
Hydrous olivine alteration on Mars and Earth
Zoltán Váci, Carl B. Agee, Christopher D. K. Herd, Erin Walton, Oliver Tschauner, Karen Ziegler, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Eran Greenberg, Sylvia Monique‐Thomas Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:21 May 2020 LINK “Hydrous alteration of…
New measurement technique for characterizing small extraterrestrial materials by X‐ray diffraction using the Gandolfi attachment
Naoya Imae, Makoto Kimura Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 May 2020 LINK “Identification and characterization of small extraterrestrial samples, such as small Antarctic meteorites <~1 cm, require the development of convenient laboratory‐based…
An analytical formulation of isotope fractionation due to self-shielding
J.R. Lyons Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Isotope fractionation due to photochemical self-shielding is believed to be responsible for the enrichment of inner solar system planetary materials in the rare isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and…
Combined micro X-ray fluorescence and micro computed tomography for the study of extraterrestrial volcanic rocks. The case of North West Africa (NWA) 8657: A shergottite martian meteorite
Carlo Porfido, Paola Manzari, Ignazio Allegretta, Roberto Terzano, Olga De Pascale, Giorgio S. Senesi TalantaVolume 217, 1 September 2020, 121114 LINK “Highlights • μ-XRF and μ-CT were combined to describe the mineralogy and microstructures of…
Fe2+ partitioning between the M1 and M2 sites in silicate crystals in some stony and stony-iron meteorites studied using X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy
A.A. Maksimova, E.V. Petrova, A.V. Chukin, M.I. Oshtrakh Journal of Molecular StructureVolume 1216, 15 September 2020, 128391 LINK “Highlights • XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy of some stony and stony-iron meteorites.• Determination of Fe2+ partitioning among…
A model of the 3-μm hydration band with Exponentially Modified Gaussian (EMG) profiles: Application to hydrated chondrites and asteroids
S. Potin, S. Manigand, P. Beck, C. Wolters, B. Schmitt Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 February 2020 “Highlights • Exponentially Modified Gaussians are used to model the shape of the 3-μm band….
Macro-classification of meteorites by portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pED-XRF), principal component analysis (PCA) and machine learning algorithms
Ignazio Allegretta, Bruno Marangoni, Paola Manzari, Carlo Porfido, Roberto Terzano, Olga De Pascale, Giorgio S.Senesi Talanta Available online 25 January 2020 LINK “Highlights • pED-XRF analysis were used to discriminate and classify between meteorites and…
Neutron activation analysis of meteorites at the VR-1 training reactor
Milan Stefanik, Martin Cesnek, Lubomir Sklenka, Tomas Kmjec, Marcel Miglierini Radiation Physics and Chemistry Volume 171, June 2020, 108675 LINK “Highlights • Applications of nuclear analytical techniques. • Neutron activation analysis and gamma-spectrometry in interdisciplinary…
A quantitative evolved gas analysis for extra-terrestrial samples
A.B. Verchovsky, M. Anand, S.J. Barber, S. Sheridan, G.H. Morgan Planetary and Space Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 December 2019 LINK “Highlights • The paper describes a quantitative evolve gas analysis with…
Analytical methodology to evaluate the Terrestrial Weathering of Libyan Desert Glasses and Darwin Glasses after their formation
Leticia Gómez-Nubla, Julene Aramendia, Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Kepa Castro, Juan Manuel Madariaga Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry pp 1–9, First Online: 07 November 2019 LINK “Libyan Desert Glasses (LDGs) and Darwin Glasses (DGs) are impact…
A Dynamic Trajectory Fit to Multi-Sensor Fireball ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Trent Jansen-Sturgeon, Eleanor K. Sansom, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Philip A. Bland, Martin C. Towner, Robert M. Howie, Benjamin A. D. Hartig PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Preprint submitted to Astronomical Journal (5 November 2019) “Meteorites with…
Meteoritic Fe-Ni alloys: A review of 57 Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy studies
Rosa B. Scorzelli, Edivaldo dos Santos Geochemistry In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 31 October 2019 LINK “Discovered by Rudolph L. Mössbauer in 1957, the Mössbauer effect (i.e. gamma-resonance spectroscopy) is the phenomenon of the…
Multimodal x-ray and electron microscopy of the Allende meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Yuan Hung Lo, Chen-Ting Liao, Jihan Zhou, Arjun Rana, Charles S. Bevis, Guan Gui, Bjoern Enders, Kevin M. Cannon, Young-Sang Yu, Richard Celestre, Kasra Nowrouzi, David Shapiro, Henry Kapteyn, Roger Falcone, Chris Bennett, Margaret Murnane,…
Combination of infrasound signals and complementary data for the analysis of bright fireballs
Theresa Ott, Esther Drolshagen, Detlef Koschny, Pierrick Mialle, Christoph Pilger, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Gerhard Drolshagen, Björn Poppe Planetary and Space Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 August 2019 LINK “Highlights • Detailed analysis of…
Natural superheavy nuclei in astrophysical dataOPEN ACCESS
Andrey Alexandrov, Victor Alexeev, Alexander Bagulya, Aigerim Dashkina, Mikhail Chernyavsky, Alexei Gippius, Lyudmila Goncharova, Sergei Gorbunov, Victor Grachev, Galina Kalinina, Nina Konovalova, Natalia Okateva, Tatiana Pavlova, Natalia Polukhina, Ruslan Rymzhanov, Nikolai Starkov, Than Naing Soe,…
The promise and potential pitfalls of acid leaching for Pb-Pb chronology
Kengo T.M. Ito, Yuki Hibiya, Yoshitaka Homma, Takashi Mikouchi, Tsuyoshi Iizuka Chemical Geology Volume 525, 20 October 2019, Pages 343-355 LINK “Highlights • We studied the mechanism by which acid leaching separates radiogenic and non-radiogenic…
Methodologies for Analyzing Soluble Organic Compounds in Extraterrestrial Samples: Amino Acids, Amines, Monocarboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and KetonesOPEN ACCESS
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Eric T. Parker, Daniel P. Glavin and Jason P. Dworkin Life 2019, 9 (2), 47 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Soluble organic compositions of extraterrestrial samples…
Sequential Chemical Separation of Cr and Ti from a Single Digest for High Precision Isotope Measurements of Planetary Materials
Yuki Hibiya, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Katsuyuki Yamashita, Shigekazu Yoneda, Akane Yamakawa Geostand Geoanal Res. doi:10.1111/ggr.12249 First published: 19 November 2018 LINK “Combined determination of Cr and Ti isotopes of planetary materials offers a means with which…
Probing molecular and isotopic features of meteoritic insoluble organic matter by solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with sub‐milligram sample
M. K. Pandey, Y. Nishiyama, P. Tekely Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13209 LINK “We recorded one‐ and two‐dimensional solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of meteoric insoluble organic matter with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution permitting us…
Effect of polychromatic X‐ray microtomography imaging on the amino acid content of the Murchison CM chondrite
Jon M. Friedrich, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, W. Henry Towbin, Morgan Hill, Denton S. Ebel Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 23 August 2018 LINK “X‐ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) is…
X‐ray computed tomography of extraterrestrial rocks eradicates their natural radiation record and the information it contains
Derek W. G. Sears, Alexander Sehlke, Jon M. Friedrich, Mark L. Rivers, Denton S. Ebel Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 13 August 2018 LINK “The radiation record of extraterrestrial rocks provides important insights into…
Iron meteorite bulk densities determined via 3‐D laser imaging
C. Fry, C. Samson, P. J. A. McCausland, M. Ralchenko, T. K. McLeod Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 24 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13067 LINK “This study tested the feasibility of using 3‐D laser imaging to…
The oxygen isotope compositions of olivine in main group (MG) pallasites: New measurements by adopting an improved laser fluorination approach
Ali, A., Jabeen, I., Banerjee, N. R., Osinski, G. R., Nicklin, I., Gregory, D. and Herrmann, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13072 LINK “Oxygen isotope measurements of olivine in main group (MG) pallasites by…
Development of an Advanced Electron Microscopy Methodology: Comparison of the Mineralogy of Fine-Grained Rims and Adjacent Matrix in the CM Paris Chondrite
Zanetta P-M., Leroux H., Le Guillou C., Zanda B. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 POSTER LOCATION #97 [#2232] PDF The mineralogy of the matrix and fine-grained rims are compared in the Paris chondrite…
A Peltier-based freeze-thaw device for meteorite disaggregation
R. C. Ogliore Review of Scientific Instruments > Volume 89, Issue 2 > 10.1063/1.5006261 LINK “A Peltier-based freeze-thaw device for the disaggregation of meteorite or other rock samples is described. Meteorite samples are kept in…
Enhanced nondestructive characterization of ordinary chondrites using complex magnetic susceptibility measurements
Oliver, P., Ralchenko, M., Samson, C., Ernst, R. E., McCausland, P. J. A. and West, G. F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13028 LINK “Ordinary chondrites have previously been nondestructively characterized using bulk magnetic susceptibility,…
Chemical variations of sulfides and metal in enstatite chondrites—Introduction of a new classification scheme
Weyrauch, M., Horstmann, M. and Bischoff, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13025 LINK “In this study, the metal and sulfide compositions of 45 enstatite chondrites were analyzed to determine possible mineral-chemical trends correlated with…
Non-destructive elemental analysis of a carbonaceous chondrite with direct current Muon beam at MuSICOPEN ACCESS
K. Terada, A. Sato, K. Ninomiya, Y. Kawashima, K. Shimomura, G. Yoshida, Y. Kawai, T. Osawa & S. Tachibana Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 15478 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-15719-5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Electron- or…
Coordinated EDX and micro-Raman analysis of presolar silicon carbide: A novel, nondestructive method to identify rare subgroup SiC
Replaced (7 August 2020) by: Coordinated EDX and micro‐Raman analysis of presolar silicon carbide: A novel, nondestructive method to identify rare subgroup SiC Nan Liu, Andrew Steele, Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud, Bradley T….
Spectral modeling of meteorites at UV-vis-NIR wavelengthsOPEN ACCESS
Julia Martikainen, Antti Penttilä, Maria Gritsevich, Hannakaisa Lindqvist, Karri Muinonen Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Volume 204, January 2018, Pages 144-151 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • A ray-optics code was…
Mössbauer spectroscopy — a useful method for classification of meteorites?OPEN ACCESS
J. Galazka-Friedman, M. Woźniak, P. Duda, P. Rzepecka, M. Jakubowska, Ł. Karwowski Hyperfine Interactions November 2017, 238:67 First Online: 27 September 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The aim of our studies was to check the usefulness…
A low-background image-coincidence spectrometer for radioisotope studies
Andrew Tillett, John Dermigny, Mark Emamian, Yuri Tonin, Igal Bucay, Rachel L. Smith, Michael Darken, Corey Dearing, Mikaela Orbon, Christian Iliadis Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated…
Identification of PAH Isomeric Structure in Cosmic Dust Analogs: The AROMA Setup
Hassan Sabbah, Anthony Bonnamy, Dimitris Papanastasiou, Jose Cernicharo, Jose-Angel Martín-Gago, and Christine Joblin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 843, Number 1 LINK “We developed a new analytical experimental setup called AROMA (Astrochemistry Research of Organics with…
Improvement of the extraction method of faint signals in γ-activity measurements of meteorites⋆
D. Gardiol, D. Barghini, P. Colombetti, C. Taricco, S. Mancuso, S. Rubinetti, M. Di Martino The European Physical Journal Plus First Online:20 June 2017 DOI: 10.1140/epjp/i2017-11556-yJune 2017, 132:269 LINK “At the underground laboratory of Monte…
The role of phosphates for the Lu–Hf chronology of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Vinciane Debaille, James Van Orman, Qing-Zhu Yin, Yuri Amelin Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 52-61 LINK “Highlights: • Preferential diffusion of Lu over Hf from phosphate can disturb Lu–Hf…
Rubidium isotopic composition of the Earth, meteorites, and the Moon: Evidence for the origin of volatile loss during planetary accretionOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 62-70 LINK “Highlights • We measured high-precision stable Rb isotope ratios in terrestrial samples, chondrites, HED meteorites, and lunar…
Nanoscale Imaging Analysis of Organic-Mineral Association in the Murchison Meteorite by NanoIR
Kebukawa Y. * Kobayashi H. Baden N. Urayama N. Kobayashi K. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6093] abstract (PDF) “We demonstrate infrared imaging analysis of a carbonaceous chondrite with less than 100…
A New Method for Modal Abundance, Chemistry and Density Determination of Fine Grained Matrices of Primitive Chondrites
Zanetta P-M. * Leroux H. Le Guillou C. Zanda B. Hewins R. H. Lewin E. Pont S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6274] abstract (PDF) “Analyses of primitive chondrite matrices are not…
Reconciliation of the excess 176Hf conundrum in meteorites: Recent disturbances of the Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope systematics
Rebecca Bast, Erik E. Scherer, Peter Sprung, Klaus Mezger, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Stephan Taetz, Mischa Böhnke, Hinrich Schmid-Beurmann, Carsten Münker, Thorsten Kleine, Gopalan Srinivasan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 June…
Atomic-scale age resolution of planetary eventsOPEN ACCESS
L. F. White, J. R. Darling, D. E. Moser, D. A. Reinhard, T. J. Prosa, D. Bullen, D. Olson, D. J. Larson, D. Lawrence & I. Martin Nature Communications 8, Article number: 15597 (2017) doi:10.1038/ncomms15597…
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of the Paris Meteorite
Z. Dionnet, A. Aléon-Toppani, F. Borondics, R. Brunetto, Z. Djouadi, D. Troadec 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1466 LINK
Effect of Tube-Based X-Ray Microtomography Imaging on the Amino Acid and Amine Content of the Murchison CM2 Chondrite
D. P. Glavin, J. M. Friedrich, J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, D. S. Ebel, J. E. Elsila, M. Hill, H. L. McLain, W. H. Towbin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1070…
A New Method of Absorption-Phase Nanotomography for 3D Observation of Mineral-Organics-Water Textures and Its Application to Pristine Carbonaceous Chondrites
A. Tsuchiyama, A. Nakato, J. Matsuno, M. Sugimoto, K. Uesugi, A. Takeuchi, T. Nakano, E. Vaccaro, S. Russel, K. Nakamura-Messenger, A. S. Burton, S. Messenger, A. Miyake, A. Takigawa, A. Takayama 48th Lunar and Planetary…
X-ray computed tomography of planetary materials: A primer and review of recent studies
Romy D. Hanna, Richard A. Ketcham Chemie der Erde Review article In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 January 2017 LINK “X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is a powerful 3D imaging technique that has been used…
Matrix effects on the relative sensitivity factors for manganese and chromium during ion microprobe analysis of carbonate: implications for early Solar System chronology
Robert C.J. Steele, Veronika S. Heber, Kevin D. McKeegan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 November 2016 LINK “The short-lived radionuclide 53Mn decays to 53Cr providing a relative chronometer for…
Pb-Pb Chronometry and the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
J.N. Connelly, J. Bollard, M. Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 November 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Of the long-lived chronometric systems, only the dual decay of 238U and 235U…
A renewed search for short-lived 126Sn in the early Solar System: Hydride generation MC-ICPMS for high sensitivity Te isotopic analysis
Gregory A. Brennecka, Lars E. Borg, Stephen J. Romaniello, Amanda K. Souders, Quinn R. Shollenberger, Naomi E. Marks, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 October 2016 LINK “Although…
Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Gerrit Budde, Christoph Burkhardt, Gregory A. Brennecka, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 October 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
A model for meteoritic and lunar 40Ar/39Ar age spectra: Addressing the conundrum of multi-activation energies
P. Boehnke, T. Mark Harrison, M.T. Heizler, P.H. Warren Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 August 2016 LINK “Highlights • Reconcile 40Ar/39Ar age spectra of extra-terrestrial samples with diffusive…
Weathering of ordinary chondrites from Oman: Correlation of weathering parameters with 14C terrestrial ages and a refined weathering scale.
Zurfluh, F. J., Hofmann, B. A., Gnos, E., Eggenberger, U. and Jull, A. J. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12690 LINK “We have investigated 128 14C-dated ordinary chondrites from Oman for macroscopically visible weathering…
Ultrahigh-Resolving Analytics in Meteoritic Soluble Organic Matter
Ruf A. R. Hertkorn N. H. Harir M. H. Kanawati B. K. Lucio M. L. Quirico E. Q. Gabelica Z. G. Gougeon R. G. Schmitt-Kopplin P. S.-K. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016)…
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of Whole Grains of the Paris Meteorite
Dionnet Z. * Aleon-Toppani A. Borondics F. Brunetto R. Djouadi Z. Troadec D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6130] LINK
Photostimulated luminescence applicable to pre-screening of potassium-rich phases in chondritic breccias
Tatsunori Yokoyama, Keiji Misawa, Osamu Okano, Haruka Minowa, Takaaki Fukuoka Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry pp 1-9 First online: 10 May 2016 LINK “The identification of alkali-rich components in extraterrestrial materials along with their…
Chromium, vanadium, and titanium valence systematics in Solar System pyroxene as a recorder of oxygen fugacity, planetary provenance, and processes
James J. Papike, Steven B. Simon, Paul V. Burger, Aaron S. Bell, Charles K. Shearer and James M. Karner American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2016-5507 v. 101 no. 4 p. 907-918 LINK “Pyroxene is arguably the most…
The Role of Ultrahigh Resolution Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (FT-MS) in Astrobiology-Related Research: Analysis of Meteorites and TholinsOPEN ACCESS
Árpád Somogyi, Roland Thissen, Francois-Régis Orthous-Daunay, Véronique Vuitton Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17(4), 439; doi:10.3390/ijms17040439 PDF (open access) abstract “It is an important but also a challenging analytical problem to understand the chemical composition…
X-ray computed tomography imaging: A not-so-nondestructive technique.
Sears, D. W. G., Sears, H., Ebel, D. S., Wallace, S. and Friedrich, J. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12622 LINK “X-ray computed tomography has become a popular means for examining the interiors of…
Cluster analysis on the bulk elemental compositions of Antarctic stony meteorites.
Miyamoto, H., Niihara, T., Kuritani, T., Hong, P. K., Dohm, J. M. and Sugita, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12634 abstract “Remote sensing observations by recent successful missions to small bodies have revealed the…
Structural Characterization of Iron Meteorites through Neutron Tomography
Stefano Caporali, Francesco Grazzi, Filomena Salvemini, Ulf Garbe, Steven Peetermans and Giovanni Pratesi Minerals 2016, 6(1), 14; doi:10.3390/min6010014 Published: 19 February 2016 PDF (open access) abstract “In this communication, we demonstrate the use of neutron…
Investigations of Al-Dalang and Al-Hawashat meteorites
A. M. Gismelseed , S. B. Abdallah, A. D. Al-Rawas, F. N. Al-Mabsali, H. M. Widatallah, M. E. Elzain, A. A. Yousif, T. Ericsson, H. Annersten Hyperfine Interactions December 2016, 237:14 First online: 18 February…
Stable Isotope Facilities at the Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI), University of New Mexico
K. Ziegler, Z. D. Sharp 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2717 PDF
EURO-CARES: Project Roadmap of a European Sample Curation Facility
A. Hutzler, L. Ferrière, C. L. Smith, S. Russell, J. Aléon, L. Berthoud, J. R. Brucato, M. Gounelle, M. Grady, A. Meneghin, F. Westall, EURO-CARES Consortium 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1937…
