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Tender: High-Speed Spectrometer System for Two-Stage Light Gas Gun – University of Kent Impact Facility

Released 20 days ago

Closes20 Nov 2026
Likely valueEstimate£90K to £220KInflation adjusted
LocationSouth East
AgencyLondon and South East University Group
SourceFind a Tender
CategoryResearch & Development
16 days leftCloses Fri, 20 Nov 2026

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The Impact Facility at the University of Kent is seeking a supplier for a High-Speed Spectrometer System to attach to a two-stage light gas gun as part of the ERC-funded PROSPER project led by Dr Penelope Wozniakiewiczs. The facility, which has operated for over 30 years simulating hypervelocity impact events relevant to spacecraft and planetary science, requires the spectrometer to support research into space debris, including development of advanced detectors to better understand small debris, studying how debris shape affects damage and generated ejecta, and examining potential side effects when deorbiting satellites re-enter the atmosphere.

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