The executed simulation of a number of effects of the plasma plume spacecraft interaction demonstrates that the developed software is a reliable tool, which allows to predict rather precisely the effects due to a plasma plume influence on a sc, and to provide such design decisions which allow to minimize a negative influence of the ep. Spacecraft charging and its influence on low energy i on. Plasma density analysis of cubesat wakes in the earthazs. Citeseerx a simulation study of spacecraft electrostatic. In this study we use the spacecraft plasma interaction software spis to investigate the influence of varying spacecraft potentials and debye lengths on the fov distortion of rpc. In this study, we use the spacecraft plasma interaction software spis, thiebault et al. It will operate on 300 km x 30000 km orbit with inclination of 31. Forlowdensityandcoldplasmaionosphericconditions,thecubesatdimension. The spis software is used to simulate a simplified probe in the nearsun environment at a distance of 0.
An opensource spacecraft plasma interaction simulation code. The interactions of magnetospheric plasma with the planetary satellites with particular emphasis on plasma properties in the vicinity of io, titan, and triton. In chapter 2 plasma theory, plasma environments and spacecraft plasma interactions, taking into account charging and ion wake formation, are introduced. Study the microphysics of the bow shock and magnetosheath. The advances resulting from this instrument can be grouped into four categories. Plasma density analysis of cubesat wakes in the earths. Pdf spis and muscat software comparison on leolike environment. During the third and fourth year of this contract, new database and memory manager software was developed for nascap2k, support was provided for the dsx program, and. The work in this thesis consisted of the implementation of thruster models and evolutions in the spis software, which is an opensource software that allows performing 3d simulations of spacecraft plasma inter. This report describes the development of a suite of computational tools espire, designed to aid spacecraft design, which address some specific problem areas in spacecraft plasma interactions. For lowdensity and cold plasma ionospheric conditions, the cubesat dimension of 10 cm is comparable to the sheath thickness. The spis project, for spacecraft plasma interaction system, aims at developing a software toolkit for spacecraftplasma interactions and spacecraft charging modelling. The work here presented was performed during a six month internship at astrium and consisted of plume models implementation into the spis software spacecraft plasma interaction. The esa contractors, onera, artenum and university paris 7, have three major responsibilities.
Image was a spacecraft developed by the mediumclass explorers midex program, and it was the first spacecraft dedicated to observing the magnetosphere of the earth, producing comprehensive global images of plasma in the inner magnetosphere. Modeling of plasma flow around smart1 spacecraft nasaads. The spine communitys virtual lab hosts is an exchange and cooperative platform for spacecraft plasma interaction phenomena. Modelling of the spacecraft plasma interactions is therefore necessary. An innovative approach for spacecraft plasma modeling. Hilgers, a new spacecraft plasma simulation software, picup3dspis, in proceedings of 7th spacecraft charging technology conference, pp. Nuspace can model interaction between space plasma and a spacecraft by the unstructuredgrid 3d plasma particle simulation code embedded in the nuspace. It is foreseen to be constituted of the following 3 main modules. Spacecraft environment interaction course engineering. Two spacecraft charging software tools, the spacecraft plasma interaction software and the multiutility spacecraft charging analysis tool, have been compared in the situation of a wake generated.
Active spacecraft potential control investigation 517 body, and secondary electron currents caused by the impact of primary electrons and ions with higher energy. A new spacecraft plasma interaction software has been developed in the frame of the spacecraft plasma interaction network spine. Spacecraft plasma interaction software, a spacecraft charging analysis tool, is used to investigate cubesat interactions with the mesothermal plasma environment. Spacecraft plasma interaction software, a spacecraft charging analysis tool, is used to investigate cubesat interactions with the mesothermalplasmaenvironment. Image was the first spacecraft dedicated to imaging the earths magnetosphere. Solar wind plasma interaction with solar probe plus. Presentation of spis, the spacecraft plasma interaction software. Esa itt in 2002 spis spis development spacecraft plasma interaction software. The baseline context is the prediction of sheath effects on solar. The picup3d code is a prototype of simulation software dedicated to quantitative and accurate modeling of spacecraft plasma interactions developed in the context of a. The picup3d code is a prototype of simulation software dedicated to quantitative and accurate modeling of spacecraft plasma interactions developed in the context of a european scientific and industrial network spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe.
Here is a nonexhaustive list of scientific publications on the field of the study of space environment. The spis project is a simulation software for spacecraft plasma interactions and spacecraft charging modeling. Solar orbiter, to be launched in october 2018, is dedicated to observe the sun and the solar wind. This includes electron spectra that can be used in the electron transport codes for estimating iesd. Spacecraft interactions with space plasmas kindle edition by lai, shu t download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Spis and muscat software comparison on leolike environment. Environment, electron transport, and spacecraft charging computer codes 151 c. The picup3d code is a prototype of simulation software dedicated to quantitative and accurate modeling of spacecraft plasma interactions developed in the context of a european scientific and. Smart1 is the first european spacecraft that uses electric propulsion as the main propulsion system. Spine spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe community setup around year 2000 a. Arase is scientific satellite objected on research on ionosphere of earth. Mar 03, 2011 andor checklist only, primarily to identify if spacecraft charging is an issue for a particular mission. This paper discusses the applications and modifications of spacecraft plasma interaction system software, which originally was developed. Rosettas probe philae landed on a dust covered soil.
It was developed by the institute of space and astronautical science of jaxa. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Drag on a spacecraft produced by the interaction of its. Appendix c environment, electron transport, and spacecraft. A new spacecraft plasma simulation software, picup3dspis. Detect and characterize the nature of the termination shock, where the solar wind slows down and becomes more dense as it prepares to encounter the heliopause. It is the outcome of european space agency studies, spisgeostationary earth orbit geo and spissci, and several contributions from the spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe community. Plasma wave experiment pwe software waveparticle interaction analyzer swpia arase, formerly known as exploration of energization and radiation in geospace erg, is a scientific satellite to study the van allen belts. The work of jf and jfr is sponsored by esa grant nr 16806nlja references forest j. We investigate the distortion of the fov for different ion energies. The spacecraft will be equipped with both insitu and remote sensing instruments and will approach the sun as close as 0. American institute of aeronautics and astronautics 12700 sunrise valley drive, suite 200 reston, va 201915807 703.
The spis web site is the cooperative platform for the development of the spis project. Gather european efforts for sc plasma interactions boost the development of a common simulation toolkit. Spacecraft interaction with plasma environments natural space plasmas occur almost everywhere in the universe. Presentation of spis, the spacecraft plasma interaction. Investigate rotationally driven dynamics, plasma input from the satellites and rings, and radial transport and angular momentum of the magnetospheric. The creation of this network and its primary objectives have been decided during a round table held on. This software is designed to simulate the kinetic processes of ions and electrons, taking into account their space charge and their interaction with spacecraft surfaces. Spacecraftplasma interaction modelling of future missions to. Teceps spacecraft plasma interaction software spis. Spinning or tumbling cubesats with langmuir probes deployed on booms will render spinmodulated plasma densities as the probes move in and out of the spacecraft wake.
Spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe spis. In chapter 2 plasma theory, plasma environments and spacecraftplasma interactions, taking into account charging and ion wake formation, are introduced. An opensource spacecraft plasma interaction simulation. The computational suite is composed of programs at three distinct levels, reflecting the increasing size and complexity of the different codes. Abstract in this paper the electrostatic sheath of a simplified spacecraft is investigated for heliocentric distances varying from 0. This paper discusses the applications and modifications of spacecraft plasma interaction system. This report describes the development of a suite of computational tools espire, designed to aid spacecraft design, which address some specific problem areas in spacecraftplasma interactions. Spis spacecraft plasma interaction software is a dedicated software to model spacecraftplasma interactions, and more particularly spacecraft charging. Modelling of plasma thruster plumes for spacecraft plume. Web interface spiswi for access to information, reports, articles and software download. Once that determination has been made, it is recommended that project managers employ experienced electrostatic discharge esd and plasma interactions engineers and scientists to perform detailed mission and spacecraft design analyses. Spacecraft plasma interactions three of the main effects on space systems. The overall software architecture is called spis for spacecraft plasma interaction system.
It is based on a full threedimensional kinetic particleincell description of the electrons and the ion dynamics. Gather european efforts for scplasma interactions boost the development of a common simulation toolkit. Spenvis meeting, bruxelles, 220520 spis context spine spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe community setup around year 2000 a. Method the spacecraft plasma interaction software spis 3 is a simulation tool developed to study the interaction s between a spacecraft and the surrounding plasma. Spis spacecraft plasma interaction software is a dedicated software to model spacecraft plasma interactions, and more particularly spacecraft charging. Spacecraftplasma dynamic interaction induced by arcing. Modeling of plasma probe interactions with a pic code using. Simulation of plasma plumetospacecraft interaction. Esa itt in 2002 spis spis development spacecraft plasma interaction. Spacecraft plasma interactions network in europe spine the objective of this network is to share resources and to coordinate efforts in all domains related to the interaction of spacecraft with the space plasma, including spacecraft charging. The spacecraft plasma interactions and electromagnetic effects program suite espire was developed for esa to be used as an aid to spacecraft design, addressing some specific problem areas in spacecraft plasma interactions. Spacecraft charging and plasma interaction model objective and modeling tools benchmarking and validation example studies demeter swarm summary and conclusion result analysis 1 all analyses are done separately from ptetra. A study of solar orbiter spacecraftplasma interactions.
The software is then used to study plasma behaviour and spacecraft charging in the vicinity of dust particles. This dust may be ejected from the ground through many mechanisms other than spacecraft landing. More accurate, adaptable and extensible than the existing simulation codes, spis is designed to be used for a broad range of industrial and scientific applications. The goal of this effort is to provide a plasma engineering capability to the spacecraft community. Besides, the dynamic interaction of a spacecraft with the ionospheric plasma is also characterized by the mhd approximation conditions. A study of dusty plasma environment lancaster university. Spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe spis home page. Spacecraft plasma interactions and plasma simulation. The spis project, for spacecraft plasma interaction system, aims at developing a software toolkit for spacecraft plasma interactions and spacecraft charging modelling. Chapter 3 deals with the background and solving mechanism of the spacecraft plasma interaction system, which is the simulation software used in this thesis. Investigate the interaction of the saturns magnetosphere with the solar wind and solarwind driven dynamics within the magnetosphere. In any cases, the dust grains charge electrostatically in the ambient plasma and this charge impacts the dust interaction with the spacecraft, which is itself differentially. We show that the distortion level is dependent on the debye length of the surrounding plasma, but the sensitivity varies substantially between different.
The thruster characteristics and plasma measurements performed during smart1 mission lay a good foundation for understanding spacecraftplasma interactions. The thruster characteristics and plasma measurements performed during smart1 mission lay a good foundation for understanding spacecraft plasma interactions. Simulation of the electrostatic charging of philae on 67p. Modeling of plasma probe interactions with a pic code. For lowdensity and coldplasma ionospheric conditions, the cubesat dimension of 10 cm is.
Results presented shows the capability of the software to model the dust charging process ii. Two spacecraft charging software tools, the spacecraft plasma interaction software and the multiutility spacecraft charging analysis tool, have been compared in. Spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe spine home. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fundamentals of spacecraft charging. Arase, formerly known as exploration of energization and radiation in geospace erg, is a scientific satellite to study the van allen belts. It is the outcome of european space agency studies, spisgeostationary earth orbit geo and spissci, and several contributions from the spacecraft plasma interaction network in europe community members.
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