The Hera Saturn entry probe mission
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE 130 (2016) 80-103
Dual-telescope multi-channel thermal-infrared radiometer for outer planet fly-by missions
Acta Astronautica Elsevier 128 (2016) 628-639
Abstract:
The design of a versatile dual-telescope thermal-infrared radiometer spanning the spectral wavelength range 8–200 µm, in five spectral pass bands, for outer planet fly-by missions is described. The dual-telescope design switches between a narrow-field-of-view and a wide-field-of-view to provide optimal spatial resolution images within a range of spacecraft encounters to the target. The switchable dual-field-of-view system uses an optical configuration based on the axial rotation of a source-select mirror along the optical axis. The optical design, spectral performance, radiometric accuracy, and retrieval estimates of the instrument are discussed. This is followed by an assessment of the surface coverage performance at various spatial resolutions by using the planned NASA Europa Mission 13-F7 fly-by trajectories as a case study.The Long wave (11–16 μm) spectrograph for the EChO M3 Mission Candidate study
Experimental Astronomy Springer Nature 40:2-3 (2015) 801-811
On the detectability of trace chemical species in the martian atmosphere using gas correlation filter radiometry
Icarus Elsevier 260 (2015) 103-127
EVOLUTION OF THE FAR-INFRARED CLOUD AT TITAN’S SOUTH POLE
The Astrophysical Journal Letters American Astronomical Society 804:2 (2015) l34