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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627634
