Design and construction of the Flux Core coils of the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility (SPERF)

Peng, E; Ling, Wenbin; Mao, Aohua; Jin, Chao; Zhu, Guang-liang; Tan, Li; Chen, Chunxi; Lu, Yijia

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110468

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“…Their details are presented in the papers continuously published in the Vacuum journal (E et al. 2021 e ; Ling et al. 2022 a , b , 2023 a , b ).…”

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After being installed in the frame and wrapped with a layer of fibreglass tape soaked by epoxy resin (E et al. 2021 e ), the flux core magnets are enclosed by a thin aluminium shell for smoothing the toroidal magnetic field generated by their TF coils. Then, after being wrapped with a layer of fibreglass tape soaked by epoxy resin again (E et al.…”

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Then, after being wrapped with a layer of fibreglass tape soaked by epoxy resin again (E et al. 2021 e ) and coated with the sol-gel coat for reducing the leakage rate, they are covered with a layer of Inconel to avoid the tip discharge that may pollute the plasma. For the CK magnets, since the frames containing their cables are stainless-steel tubes with extremely low leakage rates, there is no need for wet wrapping of fibreglass tapes and Inconel spraying.…”

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The simulated solar wind is formed by the TF coils of the flux core magnets through inductive coupling (E et al. 2021 d , e ). An azimuthal electric field induced by the ramping toroidal magnetic field driven by a pulsed current through the TF coils will ionize the gas around the small circle of the flux core magnets and produce the plasma.…”

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design and construction of the near-earth space plasma simulation system of the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility

Ling,

Jing,

Wan

et al. 2024

J. Plasma Phys.

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Our earth is immersed in the near-earth space plasma environment, which plays a vital role in protecting our planet against the solar-wind impact and influencing space activities. It is significant to investigate the physical processes dominating the environment, for deepening our scientific understanding of it and improving the ability to forecast the space weather. As a crucial part of the National Major Scientific and Technological Infrastructure–Space Environment Simulation Research Infrastructure (SESRI) in Harbin, the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility (SPERF) builds a system to replicate the near-earth space plasma environment in the laboratory. The system aims to simulate the three-dimensional (3-D) structure and processes of the terrestrial magnetosphere for the first time in the world, providing a unique platform to reveal the physics of the 3-D asymmetric magnetic reconnection relevant to the earth's magnetopause, wave–particle interaction in the earth's radiation belt, particles’ dynamics during the geomagnetic storm, etc. The paper will present the engineering design and construction of the near-earth space plasma simulation system of the SPERF, with a focus on the critical technologies that have been resolved to achieve the scientific goals. Meanwhile, the possible physical issues that can be studied based on the apparatus are sketched briefly. The earth-based system is of great value in understanding the space plasma environment and supporting space exploration.

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“…Their details are presented in the papers continuously published in the Vacuum journal (E et al. 2021 e ; Ling et al. 2022 a , b , 2023 a , b ).…”

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Key Components Of the Near-earth System Of The Sperfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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