The mid-infrared channel of the EChO mission

International audienceThe Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory, EChO, is a dedicated space mission to investigate the physics and chemistry of Exoplanet atmospheres. Using the differential spectroscopy by transit method, it will provide simultaneously a complete spectrum in a wide wavelength range between 0.4mum and 16mum of the atmosphere of exoplanets. It has been selected by ESA in its M3 Cosmic Vision program for a phase A study. The payload is subdivided into 6 channels. The mid-infrared channel covers the spectral range between 5mum and 11mum. In order to optimize the instrument response and the science objectives, the bandpass is split in two using an internal dichroic. We present the opto-mechanical concept of the MWIR channel and the on-going detector development that drives the thermal and mechanical designs of the channel. The estimated end-to-end performance will also be presented

The mid-infrared channel of the EChO mission

International audienceThe Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory, EChO, is a dedicated space mission to investigate the physics and chemistry of Exoplanet atmospheres. Using the differential spectroscopy by transit method, it will provide simultaneously a complete spectrum in a wide wavelength range between 0.4mum and 16mum of the atmosphere of exoplanets. It has been selected by ESA in its M3 Cosmic Vision program for a phase A study. The payload is subdivided into 6 channels. The mid-infrared channel covers the spectral range between 5mum and 11mum. In order to optimize the instrument response and the science objectives, the bandpass is split in two using an internal dichroic. We present the opto-mechanical concept of the MWIR channel and the on-going detector development that drives the thermal and mechanical designs of the channel. The estimated end-to-end performance will also be presented

The mid-infrared channel of the EChO mission

International audienceThe Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory, EChO, is a dedicated space mission to investigate the physics and chemistry of Exoplanet atmospheres. Using the differential spectroscopy by transit method, it will provide simultaneously a complete spectrum in a wide wavelength range between 0.4mum and 16mum of the atmosphere of exoplanets. It has been selected by ESA in its M3 Cosmic Vision program for a phase A study. The payload is subdivided into 6 channels. The mid-infrared channel covers the spectral range between 5mum and 11mum. In order to optimize the instrument response and the science objectives, the bandpass is split in two using an internal dichroic. We present the opto-mechanical concept of the MWIR channel and the on-going detector development that drives the thermal and mechanical designs of the channel. The estimated end-to-end performance will also be presented

The SuperCam infrared spectrometer for the perseverance rover of the Mars2020 mission

International audienceWe present the Infrared spectrometer of SuperCam Instrument Suite that enables the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to study remotely the Martian mineralogy within the Jezero crater. The SuperCam IR spectrometer is designed to acquire spectra in the 1.3–2.6 µm domain at a spectral resolution ranging from 5 to 20 nm. The field-of-view of 1.15 mrad, is coaligned with the boresights of the other remote-sensing techniques provided by SuperCam: laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, remote time-resolved Raman and luminescence spectroscopies, and visible reflectance spectroscopy, and micro-imaging. The IR spectra can be acquired from the robotic-arm workspace to long-distances, in order to explore the mineralogical diversity of the Jezero crater, guide the Perseverance Rover in its sampling task, and to document the samples’ environment. We present the design, the performance, the radiometric calibration, and the anticipated operations at the surface of Mars

MIRS: an imaging spectrometer for the MMX mission

International audienceThe MMX infrared spectrometer (MIRS) is an imaging spectrometer onboard MMX JAXA mission. MMX (Martian Moon eXploration) is scheduled to be launched in 2024 with sample return to Earth in 2029. MIRS is built at LESIA-Paris Observatory in collaboration with four other French laboratories, collaboration and financial support of CNES and close collaboration with JAXA and MELCO. The instrument is designed to fully accomplish MMX's scientific and measurement objectives. MIRS will remotely provide near-infrared spectral maps of Phobos and Deimos containing compositional diagnostic spectral features that will be used to analyze the surface composition and to support the sampling site selection. MIRS will also study Mars atmosphere, in particular spatial and temporal changes such as clouds, dust and water vapor