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Resonances' major aerospace and scientific projects

Client

Year

Title

Project

NASA/Johnson Space Flight Center

1975

Apollo-Soyuz


Long Path Absorption Experiment (MA-059), VUV resonance lamps for in-situ measurement of oxygen and nitrogen by resonance absorption and fluorescence, 120nm and 130nm

York University

1981

GASPEC

Resonance starts a project to develop gas correlation spectrometers for tropospheric remote sensing

National Research Council Canada

1981

OASIS Sounding Rocket

Atomic oxygen light sources for resonance fluorescence and absorption measurements of the atmosphere between 60 and 250 km. 

National Research Council Canada

1984

ARIES Sounding Rocket

Rocket payload employing resonance fluorescence and absorption for the measurement of atomic oxygen and nitrogen between 70 and 200 km.

York University

1984

GASCOFIL

Resonance develops a microprocessor-controlled UV gas correlation spectrometer and successfully measures the SO2 plume-flux from a coal-fuelled power generating facility

Perkin Elmer

1987

VUE (SDIO)

UV Kr continuum sources for in-flight calibration of satellite-borne UV camera

York University and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

1987

GASCOFIL

Resonance uses GASCOFIL to make measurements of SO2 and NO2 in a large forest fire plume

York University and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

1987

GASCOSCAN

Resonance develops an IR Scanning Spectrometer remote sensor and measures trace gases in a large forest fire plume

US Naval Research Laboratory

1988

LACE-UVPI


Resonance develops a space-qualified UV-D2 continuum light sources for the in-flight calibration the satellite-borne Ultraviolet Plume Instrument

NASA Langley Research Center

1988

GASCOFIL

Resonance’s gas correlation spectrometer is modified and used to simulate remote sensing of CO and CH4 from orbit

York University

1989

GASCOFIL

Resonance’s gas correlation spectrometer is modified and used to make remote sensing measurements of CO column concentrations around a major urban center

Applied Physics Laboratory

1991

VIP Sounding Rocket

Space-qualified array of VUV Krypton line sources for the measurement of water vapor using VUV-induced dissociative fluorescence from a Titan rocket

The University of Tokyo

1992

WINDO3


Resonance’s self-calibrating rocket payload employing resonance fluorescence is used to make the shock-free measurements of atomic oxygen between 70 and 200 km.

York University, Université de Montréal

1993

GASCOFIL

Resonance’s gas correlation spectrometer is used to make pioneering IR remote-sensing measurements of gases from the AndeanVolcano Galeras in Southern Columbia

NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1993

WF-PC II


Hubble Space TelescopeVUV D2 sources for in-flight calibration of the Wide Field/Planetary Camera II, 110 to 400nm

New Mexico Dept. of Highways

1993

GASCOFIL

Resonance’s gas correlation spectrometer is modified and used to make cross road measurements of CO across an urban roadway in Albuquerque New Mexico

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

1993

Wind & Polar Satellites


VUV Xe continuum sources and fiber-optics for in-flight calibration of solar wind detectors on the SWE (Solar Wind Experiment on WIND and on HYDRA on POLAR, 178 to 200nm

Applied Physics Laboratory

1994

MSX Satellite


Resonance develops and space qualifies an array of 16 space-qualified VUV Kr line sources which are used in the 5 year MSX mission to measure water vapor in low earth orbit

NASA Langley Research Center

1994

MAPS

Resonance carries out 37,000 km GASCOFIL remote-sensing survey over North America.   These over flights were concurrent with collection of the CO MAPS data on STS 68 between Oct. 1 and 10 1994.

Stanford University

1994

Gravity Probe B


Resonance develops a space-qualified fiber-coupled UV light source to remove electro-static charge for the Gravity Probe-B mission.

Ball Aerospace

1995

STIS

Aerospace and Communications Group. D2 and Kr lamps to cover spectral range of 110 to 300 nm for the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

Ball Aerospace

1996

ACS

VUV Light Sources used for in-flight calibration of the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope delivered to Ball Aerospace

North Carolina State University

1995

Micro MAPS


A miniaturized space-qualified gas correlation spectrometer for the remote sensing of atmospheric CO and N2O from orbit is developed and integrated into Clark Spacecraft.  The mission was cancelled and the remote sensor goes into storage before later use as an airborne remote sensor (see below).

The Aerospace Corporation

1996

 

Resonance develops, tests and delivers rocket qualified sodium and potassium line sources for atmospheric concentrations measurements from a payload launched on a Black Brant rocket.

The Canadian Space Agency

1996

ATOMS

Atomic Oxygen exposure and Measurement System for spacecraft materials studies is developed and built for the Canadian Space Agency

Stanford University

1997

Gravity Probe B


Resonance develops and space qualifies the thermally-stabilized, fiber-optic UV charge control system used in the Gravity Probe B mission.  This mission will measure the gravitational effects of General Relativity.

MD Robotics

1998

SPDM


Resonance develops space-qualified visible light sources for the Space Station Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM)  OTCM Program

The University of Tokyo

1997

Tiny WINDO

Resonance’s Tiny WINDO measures Atomic Oxygen in the Middle Atmosphere and Stratosphere

Brookhaven National Labs

1998

VUV CO

Resonance’s VUV fluorescence detection system measures Troposphere CO in DOE Atmospheric Field Studies (Phoenix 98, Philadelphia 99, Huston 2000, Pennsylvania 04)

Stanford University Gintzon Labs

1999

Atomic Absorption

Resonance develops a VUV Atomic Nitrogen Absorption System for nitride semiconductor research

Stanford University Gintzon Labs

1999

Atomic Absorption

Resonance develops a VUV Atomic Oxygen Absorption System for YBO superconductor research

Enbridge Consumers Gas

2000

ViewGAS

Resonance wins technology fund bid to develop a gas correlation remote sensor for Natural Gas

The University of Tokyo

2000

WINDO 4

Resonance’s WINDO 4 measures Atomic Oxygen and Gravity Waves in the upper Atmosphere (WAVE2000) for University of Tokyo

Hawaii Volcano Observatory

2001

COSPEC

Resonance develops the digital COSPEC

Penn State University

2002

Rocket PID

Resonance’s VUV and UV Lamps are used to measure atmospheric and particulate species in middle atmosphere by VUV induced photo-ionization

In-house R and D

2003

Mini PID

Resonance develops a miniaturized photoionization bulb for the detection of atmospheric trace constituents

McGill University

2003

RMDI

Resonance and McGill University test the Resonance Mini Doas I (RMDI) Differential Optical Absorption Spectrometer at Tarumae Volcano in Hokiado Japan.

Japan Meteorological Agency

2003

COSPEC

Resonance develops and delivers a digital COSPEC to JMA

Northeast Gas Group

2003

ViewGAS

Resonance further develops it IR based natural gas remote sensor and performs field tests on gas service leaks.

The University of Tokyo

2004

WINDO 5

Resonance’s WINDO 5 measures Atomic Oxygen and Gravity Waves in the upper Atmosphere (WAVE2004)

NASA Langley Research Center

2004

INTEX-NA MicroMAPS

MicroMAPS flown on the Scaled Composites Proteus High Altitude Aircraft and has retrieved CO Data over North America and Europe for NASA Langley Research Center and Virginia Space Grant Consortium

McGill University

2004

RMDI

Resonance and McGill University Test the Resonance Mini Doas I (RMDI) Differential Optical Absorption Spectrometer at Mt. Etna, Stroboli, Kudryavy Volcanoes

Stanford University

2004

LISA Pathfinder

Resonance develops the charge control system for the Stanford University, ESA and JPL’s LISA Pathfinder (GRS project technology test for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)

In-house R and D

2004-

AD-COSPEC

Resonance develops a two-dimensional imaging correlation spectrometer for plume flux measurements using the DOAS technique

 
 

 

 

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