• DocumentCode
    2861631
  • Title

    Advanced Mid-IR laser spectrometers for identifying the origin of earth’s cirrus clouds and life on Mars

  • Author

    Webster, Christopher R.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Tunable laser spectrometers are described, one on an aircraft for measurement of water isotopes to identify cirrus origin, and another on the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission for measuring methane and 13C/12C on Mars.
  • Keywords
    Mars; aerospace instrumentation; clouds; extraterrestrial life; gas sensors; geophysical techniques; infrared spectrometers; spectrochemical analysis; 2009 Mars Science Laboratory Mission; Mars life; earth cirrus cloud origin; methane measurement; mid-IR laser spectrometer; tunable laser spectrometer; water isotope measurement; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Isotopes; Laboratories; Laser theory; Mars; Quantum cascade lasers; Spectroscopy; Terrestrial atmosphere; Tunable circuits and devices; 010.1280; 010.3920; 120.1880; 120.6200; 140.3600;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627634
  • Filename
    4627634
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2861631