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Detecting the elemental and molecular signatures of life: Laser-based mass spectrometry technologies
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Andreas Riedo, Marek Tulej +8
The identification of extraterrestrial life is one the most exciting and challenging endeavors in space research. The existence of extinct or extant life can be inferred from bioge…
First experimental data of sulphur ions sputtering water ice
Andre Galli, Audrey Vorburger, Peter Wurz +2
This paper presents the first experimental sputtering yields for sulphur ions with energies between 10 keV and 140 keV irradiating water ice films on a microbalance. The measured s…
Surface charging of thick porous water ice layers relevant for ion sputtering experiments
A. Galli, A. Vorburger, A. Pommerol +6
We use a laboratory facility to study the sputtering properties of centimeter-thick porous water ice subjected to the bombardment of ions and electrons to better understand the for…
Experimental study of surface erosion processes of the icy moons of Jupiter
A. Galli, A. Pommerol, P. Wurz +7
We use an existing laboratory facility for space hardware calibration in vacuum to study the impact of energetic ions on water ice. The experiment is intended to simulate the condi…