Dr. Andoni G. Moral Profile

Dr. Andoni G. Moral

at Instituto Nacionale de Tecnica Aeroespacial

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INTEGRATION , TESTS , INSTRUMENTATION , VERIFICATION , SPACE , CRYOGENIC

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Publications (13)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Paper

On the alignment, integration, and testing of the Raman spectrometer for MMX (RAX)

Martin Pertenais, Conor Ryan, Ute Böttger, Maximilian Buder, Yuchiro Cho, Sven Gutruf, Till Hagelschuer, Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers, Andoni Moral, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Steve Rockstein, Selene Rodd-Routley, Fernando Rull, Friedrich Schrandt, Susanne Schröder

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121800F (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626701

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Collimation, Fiber lasers, Cameras, Integrated optics, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Raman laser spectrometer flight model assembly and integration verification: end-to-end functional tests for thermal strap assembly procedure redefinition

J. Rodríguez-Prieto, G. Ramos , A. Moral , C. Canora, F. Rull, T. Belenguer, C. Quintana, J. Zafra, J. Cabrero, A. Santiago, D. Escribano

Proceedings Volume 11115, 1111505 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530552

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Raman spectroscopy, Calibration, Lamps, Neon, Spectroscopy, Thermal modeling, Mars

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

RAMAN spectrometer: development of SPU FM based on enhanced qualification model for Exomars 2020

J. Fco. Cabrero, M. Fernández, M. Colombo, D. Escribano, P. Gallego, R. Canchal, T. Belenguer, J. García-Martínez, J. Encinas, L. Bastide, I. Hutchinson, A. Moral, C. Canora, J. A. Prieto, C. Gordillo, A. Santiago, A. Berrocal, F. Rull

Proceedings Volume 11180, 1118038 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536035

KEYWORDS: Fermium, Frequency modulation, Charge-coupled devices, Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Optical fibers, Collimators, Mars, Optical components

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The Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) is one of the Pasteur Payload instruments within the ESA’s ExoMars mission. The RLS instrument scientific goal consists of perform in-situ Raman spectroscopy over different organic and mineral powder samples of the Mars subsoil. It consists of three main units: SPU (Spectrometer Unit), iOH (Internal Optical Head), ICEU (Instrument Control and Excitation Unit) which are interconnected by an optical and electrical harnesses (OH and EH).

The SPU is one of the most critical units of the RLS instrument. The Engineering Qualification Model (EQM) unit has been already delivered after a proper qualified campaign in a very demanding environment with very restrictive design constraints, including Planetary Protection requirements. Also, a complete set of functional tests had been carried out under representative environment, simulating not only Mars rover´s laboratory conditions (thermal range and pressure), but also the cruise phase. Previously, an exhaustive qualification campaign was developed with two different purposes: to mitigate the risks associated to new optical elements included in the design and without space heritage; and to obtain a detailed comprehension of their behaviour under Mars conditions for facing the Flight Model (FM) optical design with guarantee of success.

EQM results were successful in terms of Engineering, and a SWaP-optimized system had been reached. The acquired knowledge of that model has been used to implement little improvements into SPU FM for acceptance. For operations, a big amelioration has been the reduction of the image ROI on the Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) after the improving of the alignment of the inclination degree of the image plane on CCD under the tightly integration constrains, letting to download the minimum necessary data bytes. These improvements achieved by a proper analysis of the image on the SPU CCD will allow to evaluate far better the Raman spectrum effects.

SPU FM Mechanical, Thermal-Vacuum campaign has been already finished in order to accept for flight the current unit which will be already completed and “flight qualified” at RLS system level before the congress. If everything continues on this way, the desired Technology Readiness level, TRL 8 maturity level, will be reported during the following text.

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

Raman laser spectrometer optical head: flight model performance verification

A. Santiago, G. Ramos, M. Sanz-Palomino, C. Gordillo, J. Cabrero, A. Moral, J. A. R. Prieto, C. Canora, T. Belenguer, R. Canchal, P. Gallego, D. Escribano, G. López-Reyes, F. Rull

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106986D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313462

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Laser optics, Metrology, Laser spectroscopy, Mars

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2017 Paper

Raman laser spectrometer optical head: qualification model assembly and integration verification

G. Ramos, M. Sanz-Palomino, A. Moral, C. Canora, T. Belenguer, R. Canchal, J. A. Prieto, A. Santiago, C. Gordillo, D. Escribano, G. Lopez-Reyes, F. Rull

Proceedings Volume 10377, 103770O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277003

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Laser optics, Laser spectroscopy, Head, Calibration, Integrated optics, Mars, Auroras, Control systems

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 November 2016

Assembly processes comparison for a miniaturized laser used for the Exomars European Space Agency mission

Pol Ribes-Pleguezuelo, Andoni Moral Inza, Marta Gilaberte Basset, Pablo Rodríguez, Gemma Rodríguez, Marco Laudisio, Miguel Galan, Marcel Hornaff, Erik Beckert, Ramona Eberhardt, Andreas Tünnermann

OE, Vol. 55, Issue 11, 116107, (November 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.55.11.116107

KEYWORDS: Laser welding, Adhesives, Laser resonators, Laser applications, Optical components, Optical fabrication, Optical fabrication equipment, Raman spectroscopy, Assembly equipment, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2011 Paper

ExoMars Raman laser spectrometer for Exomars

F. Rull, A. Sansano, E. Díaz, C. P. Canora, A. Moral, C. Tato, M. Colombo, T. Belenguer, M. Fernández, J. A. R. Manfredi, R. Canchal, B. Dávila, A. Jiménez, P. Gallego, S. Ibarmia, J. A. Prieto, A. Santiago, J. Pla, G. Ramos, C. Díaz, C. González

Proceedings Volume 8152, 81520J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896787

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopy, Head, Mars, Raman scattering, Laser spectroscopy, Photons, Light scattering, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

A new spectrometer concept for Mars exploration

F. Rull, A. Sansano, E. Díaz, M. Colombo, T. Belenguer, M. Fernández, V. Guembe, R. Canchal, B. Dávila, A. Sánchez, H. Laguna, G. Ramos, C. González, D. Fraga, P. Gallego, I. Hutchinson, R. Ingley, J. Sánchez, C. Canora, A. Moral, S. Ibarmia, J. A. Prieto, J. A. R. Manfredi, P. Cabo, C. Díaz, A. Jiménez, J. Pla, R. Margoillés

Proceedings Volume 8152, 81520K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896808

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Mars, Optical fibers, Optical components, Optical design, Diffraction gratings, Collimators, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

ExoMars Raman laser spectrometer breadboard overview

E. Díaz, A. Moral, C. Canora, G. Ramos, O. Barcos, J. A. Prieto, I. B. Hutchinson, R. Ingley, M. Colombo, R. Canchal, B. Dávila, J. A. R. Manfredi, A. Jiménez, P. Gallego, J. Pla, R. Margoillés, F. Rull, A. Sansano, G. López, A. Catalá, C. Tato

Proceedings Volume 8152, 81520L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896182

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Raman spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Atrial fibrillation, Spectroscopy, Calcite, Electronics, Laser spectroscopy, Prototyping, Interference (communication)

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

ExoMars Raman laser spectrometer breadboard: detector design and performance

R. Ingley, I. Hutchinson, H. G. Edwards, A. Moral, E. Diaz, G. Ramos, O. Barcos, C. Canora, F. Rull, C. Tato, P. Pool

Proceedings Volume 8152, 815215 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899541

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Raman spectroscopy, CCD image sensors, Electronics, Spectroscopy, Signal to noise ratio, Interfaces, Spectrographs, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2010 Paper

ExoMars Raman laser spectrometer overview

F. Rull, A. Sansano, E. Díaz, C. Canora, A. Moral, C. Tato, M. Colombo, T. Belenguer, M. Fernández, J. A. Manfredi, R. Canchal, B. Dávila, A. Jiménez, P. Gallego, S. Ibarmia, J. A. Prieto, A. Santiago, J. Pla, G. Ramos, C. González

Proceedings Volume 7819, 781915 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868159

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopy, Signal processing, Head, Semiconductor lasers, Laser spectroscopy, Calibration, Diffraction gratings, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

Cryogenic high resolution translation unit (CTU)

Javier Serrano, Javier Moreno Raso, Enrique Pedrosa, Andoni Moral, José Luis San Juan, María Lecina, Lucía Díez, Alfonso Sanz, Tomás Belenguer, Gonzalo Ramos

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70182B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787350

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Actuators, Sensors, Calibration, Interferometers, Sensor calibration, Motion measurement, Mirrors, Optical components, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2007 Paper

MIRI telescope simulator (MTS) folding mirrors

J. Serrano, A. Moral, E. Pedrosa, J. Moreno, L. Díez, J. Allo, C. Laviada

Proceedings Volume 6692, 66920L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732392

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Cryogenics, James Webb Space Telescope, Calibration, Space telescopes, Device simulation, Sensors, Telescopes, Infrared telescopes

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