NAI
Mahadeva Sinha
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Current Projects
- Project 5B: A Rover-Based Miniature Mass-Spectrometer - Breakthroughs in Laser Ablation Analysis and Geochronology — 2012 NAI
- Project 7B: Development of a Laser Ablation, Electron-Impact Miniature Mass Spectrometer (LA-EI-MMS) for in Situ Chemical and Isotopic Composition and Age Determinations of Martian Rocks — 2011 NAI
- Project 4B: Development of Laser Ablation-Miniature Mass Spectrometer (LA-MMS) for Geochronology and Geochemistry of Martian Rocks — 2010 NAI
- Development of Laser Ablation-Electron Impact Ionization-Miniature Mass Spectrometer (LA-EI-MMS) for In-Situ Chemical and Isotopic Measurements of Martian Rocks — 2009 NAI
- Laser Ablation-Electron Impact Ionization-Miniature Mass Spectrometer (LA-EI-MMS) for In-Situ Geochronology and Hydrology of Martian Rocks — 2009 NAI
- Fe Isotope Biosignatures — 2003 NAI
- Fe Isotope Biosignatures — 2002 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
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Publications
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Sinha, M. P., Neidholdt, E. L., Hurowitz, J., Sturhahn, W., Beard, B., & Hecht, M. H. (2011). Laser ablation-miniature mass spectrometer for elemental and isotopic analysis of rocks. Review of Scientific Instruments, 82(9), 094102. doi:10.1063/1.3626794
See Project - Ludois, J.M., Sinha, M.P., Johnson, C.M., Fournelle, J. & Beard, B.L. (2010). Rb-Sr Geochronology by Laser Ablation of Neutrals by Miniature Mass Spectrometry on Sulfate Mineral: Possible Applications for In-Situ Analysis on Mars. Astrobiology Science Conference 2010. League City, TX. See Project
