Spectrometer to Explore Isotopologues of Lunar Volatiles on Luna-27 Lander

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Main Authors: Meshcherinov, Viacheslav, Gazizov, Iskander, Kazakov, Viktor, Spiridonov, Maxim, Lebedev, Yuri, Vinogradov, Imant, Gerasimov, Mikhail
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author Meshcherinov, Viacheslav
Gazizov, Iskander
Kazakov, Viktor
Spiridonov, Maxim
Lebedev, Yuri
Vinogradov, Imant
Gerasimov, Mikhail
author_facet Meshcherinov, Viacheslav
Gazizov, Iskander
Kazakov, Viktor
Spiridonov, Maxim
Lebedev, Yuri
Vinogradov, Imant
Gerasimov, Mikhail
contents The study of volatiles and the search for water are the primary objectives of the Luna-27 mission, which is planned to land on the south pole of the Moon in 2028. Here we present the tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer (DLS-L) that will be onboard the lander. The DLS-L will perform isotopic analysis of volatiles that are pyrolytically evolved from regolith. This article dives into the design of the spectrometer and the characterisation of isotopic signature retrieval. We look forward to expanding our knowledge of Lunar geochemistry by measuring D/H, 18O/17O/16O, 13C/12C ratios in situ, which could be the one-of-a-kind direct study of the lunar soil isotopy without sample contamination.
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spellingShingle Spectrometer to Explore Isotopologues of Lunar Volatiles on Luna-27 Lander
Meshcherinov, Viacheslav
Gazizov, Iskander
Kazakov, Viktor
Spiridonov, Maxim
Lebedev, Yuri
Vinogradov, Imant
Gerasimov, Mikhail
Instrumentation and Detectors
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
The study of volatiles and the search for water are the primary objectives of the Luna-27 mission, which is planned to land on the south pole of the Moon in 2028. Here we present the tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer (DLS-L) that will be onboard the lander. The DLS-L will perform isotopic analysis of volatiles that are pyrolytically evolved from regolith. This article dives into the design of the spectrometer and the characterisation of isotopic signature retrieval. We look forward to expanding our knowledge of Lunar geochemistry by measuring D/H, 18O/17O/16O, 13C/12C ratios in situ, which could be the one-of-a-kind direct study of the lunar soil isotopy without sample contamination.
title Spectrometer to Explore Isotopologues of Lunar Volatiles on Luna-27 Lander
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.14608