The primary application of this research is the development of instrumentation for direct use by NASA in planetary measurements, targeting Venus atmospheric measurements. By modification of the design, similar instrumentation could be adapted for other planetary targets, such as atmospheric measurements on Titan or Mars. Other potential NASA applications of similar instrumentation include environmental monitoring on-board the International Space Station or other manned spacecraft.
The instrumentation under development is small, lightweight, and has low power requirements. Instruments based on the same technology could be applied to a broad range of commercial applications in industrial process monitoring, atmospheric chemistry and environmental monitoring, workplace safety monitoring, and medical diagnostic applications.
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