The DLR Planetary Spectroscopy Laboratory: an unique spectroscopy facility to support the planetary science community

The DLR Planetary Spectroscopy Laboratory (PSL) is the only planetary science infrastructure in the world to measure spectra of solid and powdered materials, in air/vacuum, from low to very high T (-200° to 1000°C), over an extended spectral range (0.3 to > 100 µm). In a climate-controlled room. PSL operates 3 Bruker VERTEX 80V Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometers (FTIR), equipped with internal and external chambers, to measure emissivity, biconical and hemispherical reflectance and transmittance simultaneously with the same setup. In addition a Bruker Hyperion 2000 microscope allows imaging micro-spectroscopy from the visible to the near infrared range. PSL currently supports a wide range of planetary missions include the ESA EnVision, BepiColombo and JUICE missions as well as the NASA VERITAS mission and the JAXA Hayabusa 2 and MMX missions. PSL also performs measurements for industry on optical components (entrance windows, filters, radiators, reference surfaces), and materials for industrial uses (3D-printing, ceramics).