NASA Ames Raman Spectroscopic Database

Instructions

Search syntax

You can search the data in the database using the following criteria:

Chemical name (e.g., naphthalene)
Chemical formula (e.g., c10h8)
Laser wavelength (e.g., 532)
Keyword (see list below., e.g., "polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon", PAH)
Project (e.g., project=aminoacids, project="carbon allotropes")
Radiation (e.g., radiation=uv)
Dose (e.g., dose=1)
Peak shift (e.g., shift>1500 shift<2000)
Peak shift and prominence (e.g., shift>1500 shift<2000 prominence>0.99)

Keywords/search terms

Analog	Samples collected from terrestrial sites (e.g., Atacama desert, lava tube, etc.) serving as analogs to various planetary bodies (e.g., Moon, Mars, Ceres, etc.).
Astrobiology	Samples pertaining to the field of astrobiology (e.g., amino acids, biomarkers, etc.).
Astrophysics	Samples pertaining to the field of astrophysics (e.g., PAHs)
Atmospheric science	Samples pertaining to atmospheric sciences (e.g., Organic/H2SO4 aerosols)
Biological	Samples derived from living organisms.
Degradation Product	Samples produced from the degradation or destruction of another sample.
Exobiology	Samples pertaining to the field of exobiology.
Geological	Samples pertaining to the field of geology.
Heterocycle	Organic ring structure containing other atoms (e.g., S, O, N) in addition to carbon and hydrogen.
Ices	Sample dealing with molecule encased in frozen mixtures.
Inorganic	Samples composed of compounds which are not organic (e.g. broadly speaking, compounds not containing carbon or derived from living matter).
Irradiation product	Samples derived from the irradiation (e.g., UV, electron, X-ray, etc.) of a parent or pristine compound or mixture of compounds.
Liquid	Samples ran in the liquid phase.
Matrix-isolation	Samples based on the experimental technique where a material is encased in a typically unreactive matrix or host matrix, thereby isolating the material of interest.
Microbiology	Samples of microscopic organisms (e.g., bacteria, fungi, etc.).
Microscope	Samples collected using the Raman microscope.
Mineral	Samples of naturally occurring inorganic elements or compounds (e.g., hematite, olivine, etc.).
Organic	Samples composed primarily of carbon and hydrogen.
PAH	A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound, composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in aromatic rings.
PANH	A PAH or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound in which a nitrogen atom replaces one or more of the carbon atoms within the aromatic rings.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon	A compound composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in aromatic rings.
Polycyclic Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycle	A PAH or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound in which a nitrogen atom replaces one or more of the carbon atoms within the aromatic rings.
Planetary science	Samples with relevance to the field of planetary science.
Powder	Samples analyzed in ground or microcrystalline powder form.
Probe	Samples collected using the Raman probes versus the Raman microscope.
Solid	Samples whose spectra were collected in the solid phase.