The Physical Verification Test Of The Plasma Environment For The Chang'e-7 Electric Field Probe
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摘要: 月球表面在太阳风和阳光的作用下会带电,表面电位的差异在月球表面形成不同尺度的电场环境,这是月球表面物质迁移的主要机制之一,嫦娥七号电场探头将在月球表面首次实现原位电场探测。电场探头的基本原理是等离子体电探针原理,将探针电流钳制在特定值上,根据等离子体伏安特性曲线,探针的电位就是确定的,不同探针的电位差是电场对在等离子体上形成的电位差。探针能否测量等离子体伏安特性曲线是探针设计是否成功的关键。本文介绍了基于电场探头鉴定件产品的探头等离子体环境物理验证试验的设计和结果。借助地面的低能等离子体模拟装置,开展这一试验,进行了固定电流的驱动和扫描电流的测量,试验结果表明,嫦娥七号电场探头能够正确反映出模拟装置内部的等离子体环境,并得到稳定的伏安特性曲线。这证明了电场探头在月面工作时可以通过对探针电流的驱动实现获取等离子体电位的功能,探头的物理特性通过试验得到充分验证。Abstract: The lunar surface becomes charged under the influence of solar wind and sunlight, and the potential differences on the surface form an electric field environment of various scales, which is the main mechanism for material transfer on the lunar surface. The electric field probe of Chang'e-7 will for the first time conduct in-situ electric field detection on the lunar surface. This paper introduces the design and results of the physical verification test of the probe in plasma environment based on the qualification model of the electric field probe. The basic principle of the electric field probe is the plasma electric probe principle. By clamping the probe current at a specific value, the potential of the probe can be determined according to the plasma V-I characteristic curve. The potential difference between different probes is the potential difference formed by the electric field environment on the plasma environment. Whether the probe can measure the plasma V-I characteristic curve is the key to the success of the probe design. With the help of a ground low-energy plasma simulation device, this test was carried out, and fixed current drive and scanning current measurement were conducted. The test results show that the electric field probe of Chang'e-7 can correctly reflect the plasma environment inside the simulation device and obtain a stable V-I characteristic curve. This proves that the electric field probe can achieve the function of obtaining the plasma potential by driving the probe current when working on the lunar surface, and the physical characteristics of the probe have been fully verified through the test.
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Key words:
- Chang‘E-7 /
- Lunar Surface /
- Electric Field /
- Plasma
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