SBIR/STTR Research Award
Measurement of Trace Gases in the Atmosphere of Venus
Award amount
$125,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- SOUTHWEST SCIENCES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-06-20
- Contract end date
- 2014-12-19
- UEI
- Y7BFRF1G8539
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S1.06
Research abstract
Southwest Sciences proposes to develop small, lightweight, low power instrumentation for the in situ balloon-borne measurement of several trace gases of importance in the atmosphere of Venus. Using low power vertical cavity diode lasers (VCSELs) at carefully selected wavelengths in the 2400 nm region, the instrument will be capable of simultaneous measurements of carbon monoxide, water vapor, hydrogen fluoride, carbonyl sulfide, and possibly sulfur dioxide. The Phase I effort will concentrate on identifying the best wavelength regions for measurement of multiple trace species with a minimum number of lasers (ideally no more than two), while establishing important design parameters for development of more rugged prototype instrumentation in Phase II.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Compact Low Power Sensor for Measurement of Multiple Trace Gases
- High speed measurements of velocity, temperature and water content in hypersonic flows
- Low Power Instrumentation for Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces
- Low Power Instrumentation for Measurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces
- Diode Laser Hygrometer and Thermometer for Aerial Vehicles
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- A Compact Fluorescence Lifetime Excitation-Emission Spectrometer (FLEXEMS) for Detecting Trace Organics
- Radiation Tolerant Temperature-Invariant Scintillation Modules
- CubeSat Magnetometer
- Simplified High-Performance Roll Out Composite Magnetometer Boom
- Lunar Borehole Seismometer
Research funding history
258 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2025). Reported award amounts total $60,611,964. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services