Planetary Atmospheres Minor Species Sensor (PAMSS)

Doug Maukonen; Christopher J. Fredricksen; Andrei V. Muraviev; Ammar Alhasan; Seth Calhoun; Guy Zummo; Robert E. Peale; Joshua E. Colwell

doi:10.1117/12.2050169

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5 June 2014 Planetary Atmospheres Minor Species Sensor (PAMSS)

Doug Maukonen, Christopher J. Fredricksen, Andrei V. Muraviev, Ammar Alhasan, Seth Calhoun, Guy Zummo, Robert E. Peale, Joshua E. Colwell

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Proceedings Volume 9113, Sensors for Extreme Harsh Environments; 91130N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050169
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

The Planetary Atmospheres Minor Species Sensor (PAMSS) is an ultra-trace gas sensor. This paper reports its transition from a Technical Readiness Level of 4 (TRL4) to TRL 5 and an established path forward to TRL6. This report describes tests of PAMSS in chambers that simulate a balloon flight to 30 km. Lessons learned inform a number of improvements, which are being implemented for a balloon flight planned for June 2014.

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Doug Maukonen, Christopher J. Fredricksen, Andrei V. Muraviev, Ammar Alhasan, Seth Calhoun, Guy Zummo, Robert E. Peale, and Joshua E. Colwell "Planetary Atmospheres Minor Species Sensor (PAMSS)", Proc. SPIE 9113, Sensors for Extreme Harsh Environments, 91130N (5 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050169

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