MISO Mission Study
Microsatellite missions have been developing rapidly over the last 5 years: 158 launched in 2014 and 212 forecasted for 2015....
Laser isotope ratio-meter volcanic deployment
Volcanic degassing is the main pathway of carbon release from the Earth’s interior to the atmosphere. In order to constrain...
Laser Heterodyne Spectro-radiometry for CO2 sounding
This project focuses on the demonstration and assessment of thermal infrared laser heterodyne spectro-radiometry for the remote sensing of carbon...
Active Coherent Laser Spectrometer for standoff sensing (ACLaS)
Detecting chemical threats at safe standoff distances An eye-safe, mid-IR hyperspectral active standoff detection system provides identification, detection, and confident...
Laser isotope ratio-meter
From an initial breadboard concept development intended for planetary landers, the group has developed some novel concept for laser isotope...
Long open-path laser dispersion sensing
Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS), is a new gas sensing technique that applies a novel approach to tuneable diode laser spectroscopy....
Intracavity laser sensors
The group develop a new technology based on widely tunable cavity enhanced sensors, for gas and liquid phase analysis. When...
Mid IR hollow waveguide integration
One activity within the Spectroscopy Group of RAL Space consists of developing enabling technologies relevant to laser-based instruments for molecular...
