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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — July 11, 2023 —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 ...

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 ...

NASA engineers have revived a vital science instrument aboard the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn, bringing the 15-year-old probe back to full strength for the first time in nine months. On ...

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 ...

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) remains one of the most powerful analytical tools for trace element and isotope analysis.

At Earth, the ionosphere is known to supply substantial plasma to the magnetosphere, especially during geomagnetic storms. This outflow plays a critical role in shaping magnetospheric dynamics. In ...

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 ...