Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system.

Details Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system. Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system.

Dec 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998itmtt..46.2061b&link_type=abstract

IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., Vol. 46, No. 12, p. 2061 - 2067

Computer Science

Sound

Spectrometers: Sub-Mm Radiation, Spectrometers: Space Instrumentation, Spectrometers: Remote Sensing, Mars Atmosphere: Remote Sensing

Scientific paper

Mass and power for the next generation of NASA's heterodyne spectrometers must be greatly reduced to satisfy the constraints of future small-spacecraft missions. In this paper, the authors present a new receiver concept for remote sensing in the solar system, with greatly reduced mass, power, and size compared to instruments implemented in current missions. This spectrometer was originally proposed for operation in the vicinity of the 557-GHz emission from the H2O ground-state transition. With the 557-GHz mixer and associated multiplier chain still under development, they prototyped a 220-GHz version of the instrument to verify the receiver concept, and experimentally demonstrated its functionality. The 220-GHz prototype Schottky-diode receiver requires less than 4.8 W, and has a mass of less than 1.1 kg - more than a factor of ten in mass and power reduction compared to current instruments. These significant savings, achieved through minimizing the number of receiver components, do not compromise the functionality necessary, e.g., for a surface-based Mars atmospheric sounding instrument. For the 557-GHz version, the authors anticipate that the total mass would be about the same as that of the millimeter-wave prototype, while required power would be reduced by about 1.5 W with the use of InP MMIC amplifiers.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system. does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Miniature low-power submillimeter-wave spectrometer for remote sensing in the solar system. will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1293691