Open AccessBids requested for Genesis Mission analytical facilities
Author(s) -
Burnett Donald S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/00eo00166
Subject(s) - instrumentation (computer programming) , sample (material) , ultrapure water , scientific instrument , systems engineering , engineering , environmental science , computer science , aerospace engineering , physics , operating system , astronomy , environmental engineering , thermodynamics
The Genesis Discovery mission, to be launched in January 2001, will expose ultrapure materials to the solar wind for about 2 years and then return this sample to Earth for isotopic and chemical analysis in terrestrial laboratories. Sample return missions use the best available instrumentation to achieve mission science goals. To complete the Genesis science objectives, advanced instrumentation that surpasses present laboratory sample analysis capabilities is required. Advanced Analytical Instrumentation Facilities (AAIFs) will be created for the mission to ensure that the best analytical instruments are used. This approach also enables broad participation by NASA scientists in solar wind sample return analysis.