Development of a Sodium LiDAR for Spaceborne Missions

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-27055
Published June 01, 2017 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

Laser and electro-optic technologies are under development to remotely measure sodium (Na) by adapting existing LiDAR technology with spaceflight heritage. The developed instrumentation will serve as the core for planning a heliophysics mission targeted to study the composition and dynamics of Earth's mesosphere based on a spaceborne LiDAR that will measure the mesospheric Na layer.