Raman/LIBS interim support
Lead Research Organisation:
Brunel University London
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Design
Abstract
The UK is a key player in the development of the CCD camera for the Raman/LIBS imaging spectrometer instrument, which is currently one of the ESA recommended instruments on the Pasteur Rover Exobiology Payload. This proposal will lead to the development of the camera system for the flight model instrument and the provision of scientific support to the programme. The proposal draws on major UK strengths in CCD technology, custom flight electronics design and also world leadership in the detection of life signatures using Raman spectroscopy.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ian Hutchinson (Principal Investigator) | |
| David Smith (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Ahlers Berit
(2008)
COMBINED RAMAN/ LIBS SPECTROMETER ELEGANT BREADBOARD - BUILT AND TESTED - AND FLIGHT MODEL SPECTROMETER UNIT
in 7th Internat. Conf. on Space Optics
Edwards HG
(2012)
The ExoMars Raman spectrometer and the identification of biogeological spectroscopic signatures using a flight-like prototype.
in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
| Description | ASB-UK Space Agency Workshop: Mars, life and Curiosity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | ASB-UK Space Agency Workshop: Mars, life and Curiosity. 23rd October 2012. The workshop involved plenary lectures from members of the MSL extended science team, including Dr Andrew Steele (Carnegie Institute for Science), Dr Nicolas Mangold (University of Nantes) and Dr Susanne Schwenzer (Open University). Round table discussions addressing key scientific questions surrounding the MSL mission held after he presentations. Meeting broadcast on the web. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | British Crystallographic Association - Industrial Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at XRD Meeting - "Between the Sheets" - 13th May 2010 , British Geological Survey (BGS), Keyworth, Nottingham Discussions initiated about the use of instuments (developed during research programme) for industrial applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | FACSS Conference 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Raman Spectroscopic Investigations of Hypersaline and Evapoitic Environments - Minerals and Organic Compounds. J. Jehlicka , P. Vitek and H.G.M. Edwards Abstracts Book , Federation of Analytical Spectroscopic Societies Annual Conference ( FACSS XXXVIII , 2011 ) , Reno , Nevada , USA , ed. D. Gilman , FACSS Publications , Santa Fe , New Mexico , Abstract 293 , p. 146 , October ( 2011). Abstracts Book |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Invited Talk - ICORS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | www.icors2012.org . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Mann Award (US) Symposium at FACSS 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Raman Spectroscopy in Analytical Astrobiology : The Detection of Key Biogeological Markers in the Search for Life on Mars . H.G.M. Edwards , I.B. Hutchinson and R.Ingley Abstracts Book , Federation of Analytical Spectroscopic Societies Annual Conference ( FACSS XXVIII , 2011 ) , Reno , Nevada , USA , ed. D. Gilman , FACSS Publications , Santa Fe , New Mexico , Abstract 201 , p. 126 , October ( 2011). Abstracts Book |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | US Conference - Invited Speaker |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | SPIE Conference, SanDiego - OP409, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XIV. http://spie.org/x57032.xml The Design and Development of a Detector Assembly for a Portable Raman/LIBS Spectrometer I. B. Hutchinson¹, R. Ingley¹, H. G. M. Edwards¹ª, B. Ahlers†, F. Rull³, M. Sovago†, G. R. Davies*, R. Motamedi*, P. Pool‡ http://spie.org/x57032.xml |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | US Conference - SPIE, 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | SPIE Conference, SanDiego - OP409, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XIV. ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer Breadboard: Detector Design and Performance I. B. Hutchinson¹, R. Ingley¹, H. G. M. Edwards¹ª, A. G. Moral², E. Díaz², G. Ramos², O. Barcos², C. P. Canora², F. Rull³, C. Tato†, P. Pool‡ http://spie.org/x57032.xml http://spie.org/x57032.xml |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |