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The Miniaturized Spectrometer Mimos II

The 2001 and 2003 US Mars Missions and Terrestrial Applications in Materials Science and Industry

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A miniaturized Mössbauer (MB) spectrometer for extraterrestrial applications has been developed at Darmstadt. The instrument MIMOS-II operates in backscattering geometry. It meets the requirements for space application as low mass (≤500g), small volume, and low power consumption (≤2 W), by using advanced technologies as SMDand hybrid-technology as well as state of the art electronic components. The instrument has been tested extensively in the laboratory but also in the field mounted on the robotic arm of a prototype Martian Rover Rocky-7 under development at JPL/NASA, United States. The MIMOS Il spectrometer has been selected recently as part of the ATHENA Rover payload for the US Mars missions Mars Surveyor 2001 and 2003. By determining the oxidation state of iron and the iron mineralogy on the surface of Mars, MB spectroscopy will contribute to a much deeper understanding of the evolution of the planet Mars, its surface and atmosphere, and the history of water. Because of the small size, the backscattering geometry, and the portability of the instrument there is a lot of possible terrestrial applications, e.g. in materials science and in industry. Examples are quality control in steel industry and iron ore processing plants, monitoring of oxidation processes in power plants, pipes etc., and in-situ investigations of materials processing in materials sciences.

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    Marcel Miglierini

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    Dimitris Petridis

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Klingelhöfer, G. (1999). The Miniaturized Spectrometer Mimos II. In: Miglierini, M., Petridis, D. (eds) Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science. NATO Science Series, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4548-0_39

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