Wickramasinghe, Nalin Chandra, Lloyd, David and Wickramasinghe, Janaki Tara 2002. Evidence of photoluminescence of biomaterial in space. Presented at: Instruments, methods, and missions for astrobiology IV, San Diego, CA, 29-30 July 2001. Published in: Hoover, Richard B., Levin, Gilbert V., Paepe, Roland R. and Rozanov, Alexei Y. eds. Instruments, methods, and missions for astrobiology IV : 29-30 July, 2001, San Diego, [California] USA. SPIE Proceedings Series , vol. 4495. Bellingham, WA: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, pp. 255-260. 10.1117/12.454762 |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.454762
Abstract
An excess red emission of interstellar dust observed over the waveband 5000-8000A is well fitted in terms of photoluminescence of biologically derived chromophores. The redness of the class of Edgeworth-Kuiper belt objects and of areas of the Martian surface may have a similar explanation.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Biosciences Mathematics |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Panspermia; interstellar dust; photoluminescence; comets; meteors |
Publisher: | Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers |
ISBN: | 9780819442093 |
ISSN: | 0277-786X |
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Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2018 05:13 |
URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/62695 |
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