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Rolfe, Samantha M. and Gallaway, Mark (2017). Fantastic worlds and where to find them: astrobiology outreach for KS2 and KS3. In: 7th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference, 13-14 Sep 2017.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M. R.; Olsson-Francis, K.; Gilmour, I.; Ringrose, T. J. and McGenity, T. J. (2017). Mars simulated exposure and the characteristic Raman biosignatures of amino acids and halophilic microbes. In: 7th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference, 13-14 Sep 2017, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, pp. 21–22.

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Rolfe, Samantha (2017). Characteristic Raman Bands of Amino Acids and Halophiles as Biomarkers in Planetary Exploration. PhD thesis The Open University.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M. R.; Gilmour, I.; Olsson-Francis, K. and Ringrose, T. J. (2016). Defining Multiple Characteristic Raman Bands of α-Amino Acids as Biomarkers for Planetary Missions Using a Statistical Method. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 46(2) pp. 323–346.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M. R.; Gilmour, I.; Olsson-Francis, K. and Ringrose, T. J. (2013). Detecting biomarkers on Mars using Raman spectroscopy. In: Molecules and Life in Extremes: UK Astrobiology Conference 2013 - (ASB5), 17-19 Apr 2013, Edinburgh, UK.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M.; Gilmour, I.; Olsson-Francis, K.; Ringrose, T. J. and Cockell, C. (2012). Raman spectroscopy of biologically relevant amino acids under martian conditions. In: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012 Exploring Life: Past, Present, Near and Far, 16-20 Apr 2012, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M. R.; Olsson-Francis, K.; Cockell, C. S. and Ringrose, T. J. (2011). Raman spectroscopy of amino acids and other biomarkers on Mars. In: 11th European Workshop on Astrobiology (Annual workshop of EANA), 11-14 Jul 2011, Cologne, Germany.

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Rolfe, S. M.; Patel, M. R.; Ringrose, T. J. and Leese, M. R. (2011). Planetary simulation and hypervelocity impact at the Open University. In: Exploring Mars Habitability, 13-15 Jun 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.

Holmes, S.; Kolb, U.; Haswell, C.; Burwitz, V.; Lucas, R.; Rodriguez, J.; Rolfe, S.; Rostron, J. and Barker, J. (2011). PIRATE: a remotely operable telescope facility for research and education. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 123(908) pp. 1177–1187.

Kolb, Ulrich; Lucas, Robert; Burwitz, Vadim; Holmes, Stefan; Haswell, Carole; Rodgriguez, Juan; Rolfe, Samantha; Rostron, John and Barker, John (2010). PIRATE - the piCETL Astronomical Telescope Explorer. In: Norton, Andrew ed. Electronic Resources for Teaching and Learning. Milton Keynes: The Open University, pp. 58–64.

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