Exomars Raman Detector Procurement
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Procurement of CCDs for Exomars Raman
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ian Hutchinson (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Edwards HG
(2012)
The ExoMars Raman spectrometer and the identification of biogeological spectroscopic signatures using a flight-like prototype.
in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
Rull F
(2017)
The Raman Laser Spectrometer for the ExoMars Rover Mission to Mars
in Astrobiology
Malherbe C
(2017)
Accurate Differentiation of Carotenoid Pigments Using Flight Representative Raman Spectrometers.
in Astrobiology
Rull Fernando
(2018)
The Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) for 2020 Exomars (ESA) Mission: Instrument development and operation on Mars
in European Planetary Science Congress
Bridges JC
(2015)
Diagenesis and clay mineral formation at Gale Crater, Mars.
in Journal of geophysical research. Planets
Edwards P
(2017)
Basalt-trachybasalt samples in Gale Crater, Mars
in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Balme M
(2019)
The 2016 UK Space Agency Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation (MURFI)
in Planetary and Space Science
McHugh M
(2020)
Development of an imaging system for the THESEUS SXI instrument
| Description | Collaboration on combined Raman/LIBS spectrometer for lunar applications |
| Organisation | Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Design of detector assembly for a combined Raman/LIBS spectrometer for lunar applications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to improvements in design of detector assembly/modes of operation. |
| Impact | Collaboration with TNO (Netherlands) for the development of analytical instrument suitable for lunar applications (resulted in successful application, as sub-contractors for ESA ITT). |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Detector system for portable Raman Spectrometer |
| Organisation | University of Valladolid |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of optimised detector assembly and processing software for portable Raman Spectrometer applications (including prototype of ExoMars Raman Spectrometer). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Guidance on the Raman science requirements for the development of optimum detector operating modes and data processing algorithms. |
| Impact | Detector assembly for prototype ExoMars Raman spectrometer (to be used for performance verification and instrument characterisation). |
| Start Year | 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 | 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 |