interplanetary space, interplanetary spacecraft, spacecraft propulsion, magnetic sail, magnetic field, interplanetary magnetic field, aerospace environment, solar wind, space chamber, momentum transfer, microwave power beaming
University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
National Defense Academy
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
出版者（英）
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA/ISAS)
雑誌名
第24回宇宙エネルギーシンポジウム 平成16年度
雑誌名(英)
The Twenty-fourth Space Energy Symposium March 7, 2005
ページ
97 - 100
発行年
2005-06
抄録（英）
A magnetic sail is a unique propulsion system, which travels interplanetary space by capturing the energy of the solar wind. In order to simulate the interaction between the artificial magnetic field produced around a spacecraft and the solar wind, scaled-down laboratory experiment was conducted in a space chamber. Preliminary results showed some strong interactions between the high-density and high-velocity plasma flow and an artificial magnetic field, hence the possibility of the magnetic sail simulator is provided; however, further improvement is required to realize a collision-less solar wind plasma flow in the laboratory.
Development of magnetic sail simulator using an MPD arcjet
