HANKA - cubesat space high resolution mass analyser
Authors: Zabka Jan , Polášek Miroslav , Zymak Ylja , Lacko Michal , Sixtová Nikola , Lebreton Jean-Pierre , Sanderink Arnaud , Kashkoul Marwa 
Published: September 2022

&lt;p&gt;Application of mass spectrometry in the space exploration has recently become a hot topic. It can be used for the analysis of space dust, micrometeorites and particles from larger objects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the Czech &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;SLAVIA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;S&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;pace &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;L&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;aboratory for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;dvanced &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;V&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;ariable &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;nstruments and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;pplications) satellite project (expected to be launched in 2026 to the SSO 600km orbit) was designed the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;HANKA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;H&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;motnostn&amp;#253; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;AN&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;alyz&amp;#233;r pre &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;K&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;ozmick&amp;#233; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;A&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;plikace) space instrument - a high-resolution Orbitrap-based&amp;#160; electrostatic ion trap mass analyser. The instrument is based on a commercial mass analyser&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; established in biology and medicine research, the so-called Orbitrap&amp;#8482;&amp;#160; and the space CosmOrbitrap prototype (developed by LPC2E Orleans&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;HANKA &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;will bring this new technology into space to combine a CubeSat space version (4U) of this ion trap analyzer with an innovative in-situ hypervelocity impact ionization source for micrometeoroids.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A laboratory version of this instrument (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;CIARA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;) is currently under construction, where ions can be generated by three different methods:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Photons with molecules in the liquid phase (coupled with experiment &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;LILBID&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;(Laser Induced Liquid Bead Ion Desorption)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Electrons with molecules in the gas phase (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;EI&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; source)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Photons with solid-phase molecules (&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;MALDI&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or Laser Ablation)&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://contentmanager.copernicus.org/fileStorageProxy.php?f=gnp.8abc3c5da48260032682561/sdaolpUECMynit/2202CSPE&amp;app=m&amp;a=0&amp;c=f8ee6757e801386e3fca780edbd7e88e&amp;ct=x&amp;pn=gnp.elif&amp;d=1&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;578&quot; height=&quot;184&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Based on the results obtained on the laboratory prototype, a CubeSat version of the high-resolution space mass spectrometer - &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;HANKA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - will be constructed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Makarov, A.; &lt;em&gt;Anal. Chem&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;2000, &lt;/strong&gt;72, 1156&amp;#8211;1162.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Briois C, Thissen R, Thirkell L, et al.; &lt;em&gt;Planet Space Sci. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2016&lt;/strong&gt;, 131, 33&amp;#8208;45.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Zymak Y. et al.; article in preparation&lt;/p&gt;
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