Science objectives and performances of NOMAD, a spectrometer suite for the ExoMars TGO mission

Vandaele, A. C.; Neefs, E.; Drummond, R.; Thomas, I. R.; Daerden, F.; Lopez-Moreno, J. J.; Rodriguez, J.; Patel, M. R.; Bellucci, G.; Allen, M.; Altieri, F.; Bolsee, D.; Clancy, T.; Delanoye, S.; Depiesse, C.; Cloutis, E.; Fedorova, A.; Formisano, V.; Funke, B.; Fussen, D.; Geminale, A.; Gerard, J. -C.; Giuranna, M.; Ignatiev, N.; Kaminski, J.; Karatekin, O.; Lefevre, F.; Lopez-Puertas, M.; Lopez-Valverde, M.; Mahieux, A.; Mcconnell, J.; Mumma, M.; Neary, L.; Renotte, E.; Ristic, B.; Robert, S.; Smith, M.; Trokhimovsky, S.; Vanderauwera, J.; Villanueva, G.; Whiteway, J.; Wilquet, V.; Wolff, M.; Aoki, S.; Garcia-Comas, M.; Gillotay, D.; Gonzalez-Galindo, F.; Kasabe, Y.; Lewis, S.; Mason, J.; Sindoni, G.; Willame, Y.; Alonso-Rodrigo, G.; Aparicio Del Moral, B.; Barzin, P.; Ben Moussa, A.; Berkenbosch, S.; Biondi, D.; Bonnewijn, S.; Candini, G. P.; Clairquin, R.; Cubas, J.; Giordanengo, B.; Gissot, S.; Gomez, A.; Zafra, J. -J.; Leese, M.; Maes, J.; Mazy, E.; Mazzoli, A.; Meseguer, J.; Morales, R.; Orban, A.; Pastor-Morales, M. D. C.; Perez-Grande, I.; Rodriguez-Gomez, J.; Saggin, B.; Samain, V.; Sanz Andres, A.; Sanz, R.; Simar, J. -F.; Thibert, T.

doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.10.003

The NOMAD spectrometer suite on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will map the composition and distribution of Mars’atmospheric trace species in unprecedented detail, fulfilling many of the scientific objectives of the joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission. The instrument is a combination of three channels, covering a spectral range from the UV to the IR, and can perform solar occultation, nadir and limb observations. In this paper, we present the science objectives of the instrument and how these objectives have influenced the design of the channels. We also discuss the expected performance of the instrument in terms of coverage and detection sensitivity.