NASA Ames Instrumentation Workshop May 13, 2010 Technology / Application Images go here Title of Presentation goes here Description goes here Format. Please use the format provided here. Use bullet points to include details such as: wavelengths covered, resolution of images, sensitivity and applications of instrument Challenges to development, e.g. have no clean room available, calibration required References in the literature, and Work that would be good to get from the Ames community (e.g. software development) POC Funding / Timeline Put proposal history of instrument here. Use this format: 2006 Idea conception 2007 Proposed to MIDP Feb 2008 First prototype built Future work (e.g. next proposal) Name/division/phone/ of Point of Contact(s) e.g. POC: James Bond, Code SSX phone: Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature  Planned (Future) Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature  Planned (Future) Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing  In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing  In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Readiness level:  Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Readiness level:  Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Please select the applicable readiness level:

NASA Ames Instrumentation Workshop May 13, 2010 Technology / Application Ground Penetrating Radar for Water Detection on Mars (GPRWDM) Requirement. A requirement exists to detect the presence of water beneath the surface of Mars on a Rover. We have built a prototype Ground Penetrating Radar to achieve this task and we hope to have the instrument on the MAX-C Rover, to be launched in 2018 to Mars. The current instrument has been in development for 2 years, and has the following characteristics: operates at 2GHz Requires little user intervention Has a battery life of 2 hours Can detect water rich layers down to 12m. Technical Readiness. We asses this instrument to be at Techincal Readiness Level 3 because the instrument prototype has been built and is operating. Ames Resources Used. We had the instrument manufactured in the tool shop at N245 and conducted calibration in the cool room in building N244. Challenges to development. We have tried without success to find a developer to design and build a user inteface to control the GPRWDM instrument. We are still actively looking for support in this area. If we were able to find scientists at Ames interested in water on Mars to help during field testing next year then this will allow the instrument to reach higher readiness, perhaps even TRL 4. References in the literature. Two papers have been pulished on this instrument: Bond et al., 2009, ‘GPRWDM Instrument for the MAX-C Rover’ Mars 5, 195 Bond et al., 2010, ‘Ground Penetrating Radar in White Sands Dune Environment’ Icarus 205, POC Funding / Timeline 2006 Idea conception 2007 Proposed to MIDP Feb 2008 First prototype built Planning to test the instrument in the field at DESERT RATS in 2011 when it Will be integrated on the FIDO rover and interfaced with software for the first time POC: James Bond, Code SSX phone: Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing  In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Readiness level: ☐ Demonstrated/Existing  In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) (Fake Example)

NASA Ames Instrumentation Workshop May 13, 2010 Technology / Application Images go here Infrared Detectors for Space-based Astronomy Application: Focal planes for mid-IR (5 to 28 microns) cameras and spectrometers for low-background space-based applications, and for near-ir and far-ir imagers. Customer: JDEM, MIRI for JWST, WISE, EXES, possibilities of ASPIRE,SPICA. Technology: 1kx1k and 2kx2k planar hybrid (bump-bonded) sensor chip assemblies with 25 micron pixel pitch for deep-cryo operation at low background flux. ARC role/activities/products: In-house characterization of noise and responsivity, combined with radiation testing at the UCD cyclotron. Screening Of parts, optimization of clocking, iteration with manufacturer to improve future lots. Technical Challenges: Very low background photon flux at thermal wavelengths, noise measurements in the electrons range, characterize peculiarities In read-out functionality, nonlinear effects, latencies and time constants. Level of success: Highly successful, demonstrated space flight requirements for array performance POC Funding / Timeline Testing of silicon detectors since 1980s. Radiation testing since Delivery of flight parts to Spitzer 1999 Tests for MIRI and Wise Currently testing detectors for JDEM POC: Robert McMurray, Code RE phone: (650) Readiness level:  Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Readiness level:  Demonstrated/Existing ☐ In Development/Mature ☐ Planned (Future) Test dewar at the UC Davis Cyclotron for Radiation testing for space flight. (Real Example)