Bram Beeckman
A5083855324- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Space exploration and regulation
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
2018-2025
The Open University
2020
EnVision is the European Space Agency's upcoming mission to Venus with a launch scheduled in 2031. One of payloads on board Spectrometers (VenSpec) suite, containing three spectrometer channels, one which Spectrometer high resolution (VenSpec-H). VenSpec-H performs absorption measurements atmosphere four near-infrared spectral bands. developed under Belgian management and builds heritage from instruments Express Trace Gas Orbiter. The operating wavelength range (1.15 2.5 μm) imposes...
The Ultraviolet and VIsible Spectrometer (UVIS), covering the 200–650 nm range, is one of three spectrometers that comprise NOMAD instrument on ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). UVIS can operate in solar occultation, nadir limb viewing mode was designed to monitor ozone aerosols Martian atmosphere. Here, we describe calibration procedure convert raw data into a calibrated product ready for scientific exploitation. includes CCD offset dark current subtraction, wavelength assignment,...
Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD) is a 3-channel spectrometer suite that currently orbiting Mars onboard ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, measuring the composition of Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail. Of three channels, two operate infrared: Solar (SO) channel observes gas species 2.2–4.3 μm spectral region solar occultation mode, while Limb, (LNO) 2.2–3.8 can limb-, nadir- occultation-pointing modes. The Ultraviolet–VISible (UVIS) operates UV–visible region, from...
Abstract. Space plasma spectrometers have often relied on spacecraft spin to collect three-dimensional particle velocity distributions, which simplifies the instrument design and reduces its resource budgets but limits distribution acquisition rate. This limitation can in part be overcome by use of electrostatic deflectors at entrance analyser. By mounting such a spectrometer Sun-pointing spacecraft, solar wind ion distributions acquired much higher rate because population, is cold beam that...
The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD) instrument is a 3-channel spectrometer suite on the ESA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Since April 2018, when nominal science mission began, it has been measuring constituents of Martian atmosphere. NOMAD contains three separate spectrometers, two which operate in infrared: Solar (SO) channel makes only solar occultation observations, therefore best resolving power (∼20,000) wider spectral region covering 2.2–4.3 μm. Limb, (LNO) covers...
Introduction: VenSpec-H (Venus Spectrometer with High resolution), part of ESA’s EnVision M5 mission to Venus, is currently in Phase A (started January 2019) which the feasibility instrument studied. The successfully passed mid-term consolidation review (May 2020). selection by ESA planned beginning 2021. Scientific objectives: EnVision aims at investigation geo-logical activity on Venus and its relationship atmosphere, order understand how Earth could...
Abstract. Space plasma spectrometers have often relied on spacecraft spin to collect three-dimensional particle velocity distributions, which simplifies the instrument design and reduces its resource budgets, but limits distribution acquisition rate. This limitation can in part be overcome by a use of electrostatic deflectors at entrance analyser. By mounting such spectrometer sun-pointing spacecraft, solar wind ion distributions acquired much higher rate because population, is cold beam...