A new systematic approach using the Modified Gaussian Model: Insight for the characterization of chemical composition of olivines, pyroxenes and olivine-pyroxene mixtures

Harold Clénet (1, 2) , Patrick Pinet (1, 2) , Yves Daydou (1, 2) , Frédérick Heuripeau (1, 2) , Christine Rosemberg (1, 2) , David Baratoux (1, 2) , Serge Chevrel (1, 2)

1 OMP - Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
2 IMRB - Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale

►Automatic procedure implemented on the original MGM approach ► Allow to deal with complex mineralogies involving olivine and/or pyroxene(s) ► Demonstration on binary and ternary mixtures with different chemical compositions ► Interpretation of MGM outputs in terms of modal and chemical compositions

Mots clés: Reflectance spectroscopy; Mineralogy; Spectral deconvolution; MGM

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

Harold Clénet, Patrick Pinet, Yves Daydou, Frédérick Heuripeau, Christine Rosemberg, et al.. A new systematic approach using the Modified Gaussian Model: Insight for the characterization of chemical composition of olivines, pyroxenes and olivine-pyroxene mixtures. Icarus, 2011, ⟨10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.002⟩. ⟨hal-00743839⟩