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Table 3 Biomolecules, organics, and minerals detectable by fluorescence by measuring the emission spectra, when excited at the corresponding wavelength

From: An instrument design for non-contact detection of biomolecules and minerals on Mars using fluorescence

266 nm excitation

355 nm excitation

532 nm excitation

Adenosine Tri phosphate (ATP), Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Pyrene, Phenanthrene, Naphthalene, Mg Perchlorate, Hematite, Calcite, Siderite

Dipicolinic acid, NADH, Phenanthrene, Naphthol, Cresol, Mg Perchlorate, Siderite, Rhodochrosite, Hematite

Jarosite, Rhodochrosite, Dolomite, Naphthalene