Microwave-Induced Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (MIP-OES) is an analytical technique that utilises microwave energy to generate a plasma, in which atoms and ions emit characteristic wavelengths ...

Southwest Research Institute has delivered a plasma spectrometer for integration into a lunar lander as part of NASA’s Lunar Vertex investigation, scheduled to commence next year. The target site is ...

The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt of power less to use ...

The Moon is getting another instrument to explore its vast history as the Magnetic Anomaly Plasma Spectrometer (MAPS) instrument developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered ...

On March 17, 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) vehicle will begin to orbit the planet Mercury, and continue to orbit the environmentally hostile ...

The one-of-a-kind spectrometer is designed for precise element detection in vacuum chambers during deposition or semiconductor manufacturing processes, allowing for the integration of advanced plasma ...

Reliable analytical instruments like spectrometers are essential for advancing health care research and diagnostics. However, budgetary constraints often require cost-effectiveness without ...

The SwRI-led MAPS instrument will study mysterious swirls on the Moon’s surface thought to be associated with localized lunar magnetic fields. Southwest Research Institute has delivered a plasma ...