In-line digital holographic microscopy for terrestrial and exobiological research |
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| Authors: | SK Jericho J Nadeau MH Jericho HJ Kreuzer |
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| Institution: | a Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax N.S., Canada B3H 3J5
b Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, 3775 Rue University, Montreal QC, Canada H3A 2B4 |
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| Abstract: | We describe here a simple digital in-line holographic microscope (DIHM) that was used to investigate the microbial life forms that exist in perennial springs and glacial melt-water pools on Axel Heiberg Island at near 80°N latitude in the Canadian High Arctic. The instrument determined an upper limit of the density of microbial organisms in the springs and also found an abundance of algae and bacteria in the pools formed from glacial run off. The discovery of life in extra-terrestrial regions of our solar system has been the aim of several space missions. DIHM can capture the dynamics of objects throughout an imaging volume with wavelength limited resolution. The simplicity of DIHM technology furthermore allows the construction of very light-weight and rugged instruments that we believe can be easily adapted for space missions and exobiological studies. |
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| Keywords: | Exobiology Microscopy Holography Bacteria Aquatic life forms Europa |
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