At LPSC, NOM group member Elana Alevy presented our multiphoton microscopy work for rapidly and nondestructively detecting tiny presolar SiC grains in meteorites. This work will change the way researchers study these rare, ancient minerals, and we are very excited about it. Great job, Elana!

Excited for 2 LPSC abstracts submitted from our nonlinear optical mineralogy group! One is on applications for multiphoton microscopy in curation (#1235) and another for rapid, nondestructive ID of presolar SiC (#1218). This figure is from the latter, showing signals from synthetic aggregates.

We collected individual images via third harmonic generationa, where the frequency of the laser is tripled through nonlinear interaction across changes in refractive index. This GIF shows a static video take through the middle, showing an air bubble interacting with the laser.

Here's a 3D rendering from our recent paper in Optics Express. Using our multiphoton microscope, we imaged a ~40 µm fluid inclusion about 70 µm below the sample surface. Currently working on applications to meteorites and returned samples! doi.org/10.1364/OE.539000

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