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The BELA - The first European Planetary Laser Altimeter: Conceptual Design and Technical Status
Michaelis, Harald and Spohn, T. and Oberst, J. and Thomas, N. and Seiferlin, K. and Christensen, U. and Hilchenbach, M. and Schreiber, U. (2006) The BELA - The first European Planetary Laser Altimeter: Conceptual Design and Technical Status. In: 15th International Laser Ranging Workshop, Canberra, Australia, p. 67. 15th International Laser Ranging Workshop, Canberra, Australia, 2006-10-15 - 2006-10-20, Canberra (Australia).
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Abstract
The Bepi-Colombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) is the first European Laser Altimeter for planetary exploration which has been selected by ESA for flight aboard of ESA's BepiColombo mission to planet Mercury. A consortium led by the Physikalisches Institut Bern and Institut für Planetenforschung (DLR-Berlin, Germany) will develop a laser altimeter based on the classical principle of laser pulse time of flight measurement. The instument is based on a longitudinally pumped Nd:YAG laser with 50mJ pulse energy and pulses of about 3ns pulse duration, operating nominally at 10Hz repetition rate. The BELA-requirements, the conceptional design, the technical development activities and their status are presented during the workshop.
| Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title: | The BELA - The first European Planetary Laser Altimeter: Conceptual Design and Technical Status | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 20 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | 15th International Laser Ranging Workshop, Canberra, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | p. 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Laser-Altimeter, BepiColombo mission | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Title: | 15th International Laser Ranging Workshop, Canberra, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Location: | Canberra (Australia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Dates: | 2006-10-15 - 2006-10-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organizer: | International Laser Ranging Service | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben BepiColombo (old) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Sensor Systems | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Dr. Harald Michaelis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 17 Nov 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 27 Apr 2009 13:12 |
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