Enceladus Organic Analyzer: In-Situ Microfluidic Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence for Detecting Organics in the Enceladus Plume
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Developed by Richard A. Mathies, Md Enayet Razu, Jungkyu Kim, Amanda M. Stockton, Paul Turin, and Anna Butterworth, the Enceladus Organic Analyzer is a compact, low‑power instrument that captures plume ice from Enceladus, dissolves it, and analyzes amines, amino acids, and carboxylic acids at ppm or better using fluorescence‑based microfluidic capillary electrophoresis, with optional chiral resolution to search for life‑relevant biosignatures in situ.