Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:jaxa:darts:context:instrument:hyb2.lidar::1.0
NAME LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR)
TYPE
DESCRIPTION 
LIDAR, LIght Detection And Ranging, is a laser altimeter onboard Hayabusa2 spacecraft. LIDAR is part of navigation system of spacecraft, but it can be used for scientific instrument.  By measuring distance to surface of (162173) Ryugu will enable us to acquire spacecraft position information and topography of (162173) Ryugu, and derive albedo using measured intensity of reflected light by (162173) Ryugu. LIDAR also has dust count mode and mode for laser link experiment.
MODEL IDENTIFIER
NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER -37400
SERIAL NUMBER
REFERENCES T. Mizuno, T. Kase, T. Shiina, M. Mita, N. Namiki, H. Senshu, R. Yamada, H. Noda, H. Kunimori, N. Hirata, F. Terui, Y. Mimasu, Development of the Laser Altimeter (LIDAR) for Hayabusa2, Space Sci. Rev., 208, 33-47, 2017.

R. Yamada, H. Senshu, N. Namiki, T. Mizuno, S. Abe, F. Yoshida, H. Noda, N. Hirata, S. Oshigami, H. Araki, Y. Ishihara, K. Matsumoto, Albedo Observation by Hayabusa2 LIDAR: Instrument Performance and Error Evaluation, Space Sci. Rev., 208, 49-64, 2017.

H. Senshu, S. Oshigami, M. Kobayashi, R. Yamada, N. Namiki, H. Noda, Y. Ishihara, T. Mizuno, Dust Detection Mode of the Hayabusa2 LIDAR, Space Sci. Rev., 208, 65-79, 2017.

H. Noda, H. Kunimori, T. Mizuno, H. Senshu, N. Ogawa, H. Takeuchi, C. Moore, A. Pollard, T. Yamaguchi, N. Namiki, T. Kase, T. Saiki, Y. Tsuda, Laser link experiment with the Hayabusa2 laser altimeter for in-flight alignment measurement, Earth, Planets and Space, 69, 2, 2017.