The origin of sulfur-bearing species on the surfaces of icy satellites

We present experimental results in order to understand the physico-chemical effects induced by fast ions irradiating sulfur bearing molecules. The experiments are relevant both to Solar System objects (icy satellites, comets, TNOs) and icy mantles on grains in the interstellar medium. Here we concentrate on the application to the Galilean moons that are exposed to high energetic particle fluxes in the jovian magnetosphere.     

Field emission characteristics of gold dust grains

The space plasma environment usually contains charged dust grains. The grain charge is an important parameter determining its migration through the space, coagulation, formation of dust clouds and so on. The knowledge of its charge is thus one of the basic information we want to know. There are several emission processes leading to both positive and negative charges, among others photoemission, all kinds of secondary emissions, field emissions, etc. The present study is focused on a laboratory simulation of emissions caused by impacts by energetic ions. Our experiment is based on the Paul trap which gives us an opportunity to catch a single dust grain for several days inside the vacuum vessel and exposed it by electron/ion beams. This experimental approach allows us to separate an individual charging process. We have chosen spherically shaped gold grains and discussed the processes leading to the limitation of the grain charge. We suggested that the implantation of charging ions leads to deformations of the grain surface. The deformations enhance the local electric field strength that becomes sufficient for the field ionization.     

空间等离子体与垂直无碰撞激波相互作用的数值实验

应用混合模拟方法数值研究了高Ａｌｆｖｅｎ－Ｍａｃｈ数垂直无碰撞激波与等离子体间的相互作用。结果表明，激波上游的磁场非常稳定，粒子分布近似为Ｍａｘｗｅｌｌ分布。激波下游磁场存在不规则的湍动，质子分布有一个高能尾，且有些质子被激波反射。跟踪少量高速质子的计算结果表明，在ｔ＝４０Ωｉ＾－１时约有４０％的质子被激波反射，而７％质子可被加速，最大速度值可达到２０ＶＡ激波区的电场分布对质子的减速或加速起了主要     

基于薄膜热电堆的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的研制

目前针对国内薄膜瞬态热流传感器一致性较差、制备工艺不成熟等问题，提出了一种基于光刻工艺和离子束溅射镀膜工艺的制备方法，200对T型金属薄膜热电偶沉积在10mm×10mm的水冷块上，测量1μm的氧化铝热阻层温差，从而得到瞬态热流密度值。对新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器进行比对法标定，一致性误差为0.211%，即工艺的一致性约为99.79%。实验表明，研制的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的一致性好,制备工艺具备良好重复性和可移植性，能够满足高温瞬态热流检测需要，为热流传感器的推广应用及标准化、批量化生产提供了良好的技术支撑。     

Studies of anomalous potential drops due to ion density inhomogeneities

The dynamic response of a 1-dimensional plasma diode to an applied step voltage is studied during a few electron transit times by numerical simulations when the initial state has an ion density minimum (an ion density cavity). Depending on the cavity depth and the applied voltage the potential drop distributes over the cavity or concentrates in a cathode sheath. The transistion between the two states as well as the cavity potential profiles are predicted by an analytical model. Simulations with periodic cavities as initial state show that the applied voltage can be shared between the cavities. A double layer, steady on the ion time scale, is created by introducing a steady cavity by ion losses.     

磁重联区Alfven波及新生离子的加速

利用二维混合数值模拟研究了有速度驱动、低等离子体β值情况下的磁场重联过程，结果表明磁重联过程可以产生Alfven波，该Alfven波动对重新区中的新生离子作用，使得新生离子经历投掷角散射方程，具有球壳分布特征，部分新生离子得到加速，其获得的最大能量约为4（miVA0^2/2)，此加速过程所需的加速时间在100／Ωi量级，是一个极快的加速机制，加速粒子能谱为双幂律谱。     

离子推力器羽流场模拟以及Mo+CEX沉积分析

离子推力器工作产生的羽流会对航天器产生影响,严重时甚至会造成航天器无法正常工作,为了精确评估离子推力器羽流特性及其对航天器的作用,采用基于粒子轨道理论(PIC,Particle-In-Cell)的模型对复杂的航天器的离子推力器羽流进行了数值模拟,并结合最近几年发展起来的浸入式有限元(IFE,Immersed Finite Ele-ment),采用结构网格准确计算复杂边界电场。通过模拟,获得了Mo+CEX离子在卫星表面的最大可能沉积分布,定量分析了卫星表面Mo+CEX离子的最大可能沉积率,表明在垂直于推力器主束流方向的卫星组件的表面上容易产生较大的Mo+CEX离子污染沉积率,而平行于推力器主束流方向上Mo+CEX离子污染沉积率相对较小。     

彗星穿越过境对磁层的影响及其分析讨论

对哈雷、百武和海尔-波普三颗慧星在不同时间、不同位置的情况下5次过近地点可能引起对地球磁层影响进行了资料分析和统计研究，指出，根据等离子体彗尾的特征，完全可以对磁层引起扰动，但是这种扰动有严格的制约条件，不是每次彗星过境都很容易对地球电磁环境产生影响。     

基于(w,z)参数化的微小卫星喷气欠驱动控制

针对欠驱动微小卫星的姿态稳定问题,提出了基于( w,z )参数化的稳定控制方案.( w,z )参数化是一种新的姿态描述方法,它通过两次垂直的旋转来表示卫星的姿态,补充了一次旋转的四元数法和三次旋转的欧拉角法等姿态描述的完整性.采用( w,z )参数化法建立了微小卫星的运动学和动力学模型,并设计了旋转轴稳定、角速率稳定以及姿态稳定等控制律,应用于非对称欠驱动卫星的稳定控制.以采用PWM(Pulse Width Modulation)技术的微型喷气系统作为执行机构进行欠驱动控制的仿真实验,表明了所提出控制方法的有效性.     

考虑电荷交换的三维离子发动机栅极粒子模拟

为了对离子发动机光学系统进行数值分析，开发了考虑电荷交换的三维离子发动机栅极粒子模拟程序。模拟程序采用单元内粒子（PIC）方法，光学系统为双栅极结构，推进剂采用氙，总加速电压为1600V，栅极间距为1mm，粒子之间的电荷交换碰撞模型采用蒙特卡洛方法。采用链式存储结构存储粒子信息，可以实现数组式存储方法所不能实现的功能。使用粒子模拟程序对离子发动机光学系统进行了粒子模拟，模拟得到了栅极间的电场分布和氙离子空间分布。模拟结果表明，在所取工作参数下氙离子全部通过了栅极孔，未撞击到栅极上，验证了参数的合理性。