Dipole Research EXperiment（DREX） is a new terrella device as part of the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility（SPERF） for laboratory studies of space physics relevant to the inner magnetospheric plasmas. Adeq...Dipole Research EXperiment（DREX） is a new terrella device as part of the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility（SPERF） for laboratory studies of space physics relevant to the inner magnetospheric plasmas. Adequate plasma sources are very important for DREX to achieve its scientific goals. According to different research requirements, there are two density regimes for DREX. The low density regime will be achieved by an electron cyclotron resonance（ECR） system for the ‘whistler/chorus＇ wave investigation, while the high density regime will be achieved by biased cold cathode discharge for the desired ‘Alfvén＇ wave study. The parameters of ‘whistler/chorus＇ waves and ‘Alfvén＇ waves are determined by the scaling law between space and laboratory plasmas in the current device. In this paper, the initial design of these two plasma sources for DREX is described. Focus is placed on the chosen frequency and operation mode of the ECR system which will produce relatively low density ‘artificial radiation belt＇ plasmas and the seed electrons, followed by the design of biased cold cathode discharge to generate plasma with high density.展开更多
A new terrella-like device for laboratory simulation of inner magnetosphere plasmas,Dipole Research Experiment,is scheduled to be built at the Harbin Institute of Technology（HIT）,China,as a major state scientific re...A new terrella-like device for laboratory simulation of inner magnetosphere plasmas,Dipole Research Experiment,is scheduled to be built at the Harbin Institute of Technology（HIT）,China,as a major state scientific research facility for space physics studies.It is designed to provide a ground experimental platform to reproduce the inner magnetosphere to simulate the processes of trapping,acceleration,and transport of energetic charged particles restrained in a dipole magnetic field configuration.The scaling relation of hydromagnetism between the laboratory plasma of the device and the geomagnetosphere plasma is applied to resemble geospace processes in the Dipole Research Experiment plasma.Multiple plasma sources,different kinds of coils with specific functions,and advanced diagnostics are designed to be equipped in the facility for multi-functions.The motivation,design criteria for the Dipole Research Experiment experiments and the means applied to generate the plasma of desired parameters in the laboratory are also described.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11505040,11261140326,11405038 and 51577043)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2016M591518,2015M570283)HIT.NSRIF under Grant No.2017008
文摘Dipole Research EXperiment（DREX） is a new terrella device as part of the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility（SPERF） for laboratory studies of space physics relevant to the inner magnetospheric plasmas. Adequate plasma sources are very important for DREX to achieve its scientific goals. According to different research requirements, there are two density regimes for DREX. The low density regime will be achieved by an electron cyclotron resonance（ECR） system for the ‘whistler/chorus＇ wave investigation, while the high density regime will be achieved by biased cold cathode discharge for the desired ‘Alfvén＇ wave study. The parameters of ‘whistler/chorus＇ waves and ‘Alfvén＇ waves are determined by the scaling law between space and laboratory plasmas in the current device. In this paper, the initial design of these two plasma sources for DREX is described. Focus is placed on the chosen frequency and operation mode of the ECR system which will produce relatively low density ‘artificial radiation belt＇ plasmas and the seed electrons, followed by the design of biased cold cathode discharge to generate plasma with high density.
文摘A new terrella-like device for laboratory simulation of inner magnetosphere plasmas,Dipole Research Experiment,is scheduled to be built at the Harbin Institute of Technology（HIT）,China,as a major state scientific research facility for space physics studies.It is designed to provide a ground experimental platform to reproduce the inner magnetosphere to simulate the processes of trapping,acceleration,and transport of energetic charged particles restrained in a dipole magnetic field configuration.The scaling relation of hydromagnetism between the laboratory plasma of the device and the geomagnetosphere plasma is applied to resemble geospace processes in the Dipole Research Experiment plasma.Multiple plasma sources,different kinds of coils with specific functions,and advanced diagnostics are designed to be equipped in the facility for multi-functions.The motivation,design criteria for the Dipole Research Experiment experiments and the means applied to generate the plasma of desired parameters in the laboratory are also described.
