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NASA NTRS1991

Makeup and uses of a basic magnet laboratory for characterizing high-temperature permanent magnets

A set of instrumentation for making basic magnetic measurements was assembled in order to characterize high intrinsic coercivity, rare earth permanent magnets with respect to short term demagnetization resistance and long term aging at temperatures up to 300 C. The major specialized components of this set consist of a 13 T peak field, capacitor discharge pulse magnetizer; a 10 in. pole size, variable gap electromagnet; a temperature controlled oven equipped with iron cobalt pole piece extensions and a removable paddle that carries the magnetization and field sensing coils; associated electronic integrators; and sensor standards for field intensity H and magnetic moment M calibration. A 1 cm cubic magnet sample, carried by the paddle, fits snugly between the pole piece extensions within the electrically heated aluminum oven, where fields up to 3.2 T can be applied by the electromagnet at temperatures up to 300 C. A sample set of demagnetization data for the high energy Sm2Co17 type of magnet is given for temperatures up to 300 C. These data are reduced to the temperature dependence of the M-H knee field and of the field for a given magnetic induction swing, and they are interpreted to show the limits of safe operation.

Niedra, Janis M.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Electric and magnetic observations of the structure of standing waves in the magnetosphere

Electric and magnetic field instruments on the DE 1 spacecraft provided observations of toroidal standing wave oscillations of magnetic shells in 1981 and 1982. The amplitude and nodal structure of these waves, as a function of increasing magnetic latitude, was studied and compared with model calculations of these waves. Eight pulsation events were selected for study. The pulsations in these events ranged in period from 20 to 300 s. They were observed at L values between 2.8 and 9.7 and at magnetic latitudes from the equator to 48 deg. The duration of these pulsation events was 20 to 30 min, and they usually consisted of a 5- to 10-min growth in amplitude, a 5- to 10-min interval of fluctuating amplitude, and a 5- to 20-min interval of decreasing amplitude. The relative E and B amplitudes and the phase relations between the E and B waves could be qualitatively explained by the nodal structure of the waves predicted by model calculations. Detailed quantitative comparisons of E and B amplitudes were in agreement with more recent model calculations. In a few cases, electron densities were also available as derived from plasma frequency observations; in these cases the standing wave periods calculated were reasonably close to, but somewhat less than, the observed periods.

Cahill, L. J., Jr.↗
NASA NTRS2014

The Magnetospheric Multiscale Magnetometers

The success of the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission depends on the accurate measurement of the magnetic field on all four spacecraft. To ensure this success, two independently designed and built fluxgate magnetometers were developed, avoiding single-point failures. The magnetometers were dubbed the digital fluxgate (DFG), which uses an ASIC implementation and was supplied by the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the analogue magnetometer (AFG) with a more traditional circuit board design supplied by the University of California, Los Angeles. A stringent magnetic cleanliness program was executed under the supervision of the Johns Hopkins University,s Applied Physics Laboratory. To achieve mission objectives, the calibration determined on the ground will be refined in space to ensure all eight magnetometers are precisely inter-calibrated. Near real-time data plays a key role in the transmission of high-resolution observations stored onboard so rapid processing of the low-resolution data is required. This article describes these instruments, the magnetic cleanliness program, and the instrument pre-launch calibrations, the planned in-flight calibration program, and the information flow that provides the data on the rapid time scale needed for mission success.

Magnetosphere↗
NASA NTRS1997

Ion Outflow and Convection in the Polar Cap and Cleft as Measured by Tide, EFI, MFE and Timas

This study examines high-latitude ion outflows and velocities perpendicular to the magnetic field derived from moments of ion distributions measured by the TIDE (Thermal Ion Dynamics Experiment) instrument on the Polar satellite. Hydrogen and oxygen ions are shown to be E X B drifting in the polar cap and cleft regions with a speed of about 5-20 km/s at apogee (approximately 9 Re) and a speed of 1-2 km/s at perigee (approximately 1. 8 Re). E X B drifts are calculated from electric fields measured by EFI (Electric Field Instrument) and magnetic fields measured by MFE (Magnetic Field Experiment) both of which are also on Polar. How convection at Polar's perigee relates to potential patterns of the ionosphere will be discussed. In the cusp/cleft the distribution of hydrogen extends over a large enough range of energy to be measured by both TIDE and the Toroidal Imaging Mass-Angle Spectrograph (TIMAS). Such comparisons will be also be presented.

Elliott, H. A.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Correlation lifetimes of quiet and magnetic granulation from the SOUP instrument on Spacelab 2

The time sequences of diffraction limited granulation images obtained by the Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter on Spacelab 2 are presented. The uncorrection autocorrelation limetime in magnetic regions is dominated by the 5-min oscillation. The removal of this oscillation causes the autocorrelation lifetime to increase by more than a factor of 2. The results suggest that a significant fraction of granule lifetimes are terminated by nearby explosions. Horizontal displacements and transverse velocities in the intensity field are measured. Lower limits to the lifetime in the quiet and magnetic sun are set at 440 s and 950 s, respectively.

Title, A.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Analysis of a magnetically suspended, high-performance instrument pointing system

This paper describes a highly accurate auxiliary instrument pointing system which can provide fine pointing for a variety of solar-, stellar-, and Earth-viewing scientific instruments during extended space shuttle orbital missions. This system, called the Annular Suspension and Pointing System (ASPS), consists of pointing assemblies for coarse and vernier pointing. The 'coarse' assembly is attached to the spacecraft (e.g., the space shuttle) and consists of an elevation gimbal and a lateral gimbal to provide coarse pointing. The vernier pointing assembly consists of the payload instrument mounted on a plate around which is attached a continuous annular rim. The vernier assembly is suspended in the lateral gimbal using magnetic actuators which provide rim suspension forces and fine pointing torques. A detailed linearized mathematical model is developed for the ASPS/space shuttle system, and control laws and payload attitude state estimators are designed. Statistical pointing performance is predicted in the presence of stochastic disturbances such as crew motion, sensor noise, and actuator noise.

Joshi, S. M.↗
NASA NTRS2001

A Multispacecraft/Instrument Case Study of the Relationship Between the Solar Wind and Ionospheric Plasma Outflow

The study of the relationship between the solar wind and ionospheric plasma outflows is fundamental to understanding the solar- terrestrial relationship. A multi-spacecraft/instrument case study has been carried out to address this relationship. On 11-26-00 the Polar spacecraft made a pass through the southern cleft region near perigee where the Thermal Ion Dynamics Experiment (TIDE) instrument observed a classic Cleft Ion Fountain/upwelling ion signature. These observations followed several pressure pulses from the solar wind as evidenced by observations from the Magnetic Field Instrument (MFI) on the WIND spacecraft. Several interesting electric field features were observed by the Electric Field Instrument (EFI) as Polar appeared to pass through a narrow region of strong currents into a region with significant oscillations at a large range of frequencies. In addition, coincident with the TIDE observations of ion outflow, the low-energy edge of the characteristic V-shape of cusp ion injections was also observed. During this same time frame the Cluster spacecrafts crossed the magnetopause in the dusk sector and observed the electric field signatures associated with this region on all three satellites. This event is addressed in detail to further detail cleft ion fountain source characteristics, to add additional data regarding the hypothesis that solar wind pressure pulses are a trigger for cleft outflow, and to investigate possible interactions among waves, ionospheric plasma, and cusp injected plasma.

Craven, Paul D.↗
NASA NTRS1990

ASTROMAG coil cooling study

ASTROMAG is a planned particle astrophysics magnetic facility. Basically it is a large magnetic spectrometer outside the Earth's atmosphere for an extended period of time in orbit on a space station. A definition team summarized its scientific objectives assumably related to fundamental questions of astrophysics, cosmology, and elementary particle physics. Since magnetic induction of about 7 Tesla is desired, it is planned to be a superconducting magnet cooled to liquid helium 2 temperatures. The general structure of ASTROMAG is based on: (1) two superconducting magnetic coils, (2) dewar of liquid helium 2 to provide cooling capability for the magnets; (3) instrumentation, matter-anti matter spectrometer (MAS) and cosmic ray isotope spectrometer (CRIS); and (4) interfaces to the shuttle and space station. Many configurations of the superconducting magnets and the dewar were proposed and evaluated, since those are the heart of the ASTROMAG. Baseline of the magnet configuration and cryostat as presented in the phase A study and the one kept in mind while doing the present study are presented. ASTROMAG's development schedule reflects the plan of launching to the space station in 1995.

Maytal, Ben-Zion↗
NASA NTRS2014

The MAVEN Magnetic Field Investigation

The MAVEN magnetic field investigation is part of a comprehensive particles and fields subsystem that will measure the magnetic and electric fields and plasma environment of Mars and its interaction with the solar wind. The magnetic field instrumentation consists of two independent tri-axial fluxgate magnetometer sensors, remotely mounted at the outer extremity of the two solar arrays on small extensions ("boomlets"). The sensors are controlled by independent and functionally identical electronics assemblies that are integrated within the particles and fields subsystem and draw their power from redundant power supplies within that system. Each magnetometer measures the ambient vector magnetic field over a wide dynamic range (to 65,536 nT per axis) with a quantization uncertainty of 0.008 nT in the most sensitive dynamic range and an accuracy of better than 0.05%. Both magnetometers sample the ambient magnetic field at an intrinsic sample rate of 32 vector samples per second. Telemetry is transferred from each magnetometer to the particles and fields package once per second and subsequently passed to the spacecraft after some reformatting. The magnetic field data volume may be reduced by averaging and decimation, when necessary to meet telemetry allocations, and application of data compression, utilizing a lossless 8-bit differencing scheme. The MAVEN magnetic field experiment may be reconfigured in flight to meet unanticipated needs and is fully hardware redundant. A spacecraft magnetic control program was implemented to provide a magnetically clean environment for the magnetic sensors and the MAVEN mission plan provides for occasional spacecraft maneuvers - multiple rotations about the spacecraft x and z axes - to characterize spacecraft fields and/or instrument offsets in flight.

Magnetic↗
NASA NTRS1988

Energetic particles and currents - Results from Dynamics Explorer

The suprathermal plasma instruments on DE 1 and DE 2 (high-altitude plasma instrument, low-altitude plasma instrument, and energetic ion composition spectrometer) have provided new data on the distribution functions and composition of plasmas at altitudes from a few hundred to about 23,000 km. Of particular interest are the results that have been obtained on the injection and transport of plasma in the polar cusp, on the upward acceleration of ionospheric ions and electrons, and on the charge carriers of the various high-latitude Birkeland current systems (using independent measurements of the currents by the magnetic field instruments MAG-A and MAG-B). These results and other contributions of the Dynamics Explorer hot plasma and magnetic field measurements to the present understanding of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling are reviewed in this paper.

Burch, J. L.↗
NASA NTRS2023

Energetic Ion Variations During Substorm Intervals Using the Van Allen Probes Data

The study investigates ion flux variations for the substorms in the inner magnetosphere. The effect of substorm-induced magnetic field dipolarization on the O + and H + ion flux is analysed for 22 events from the year 2018 using the Helium, Oxygen, Proton, and Electron (HOPE) Mass Spectrometer data on board the Van Allen Probes (VAP/RBSP) satellite. The clear dipolarization signatures are observed using the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) suite from the VAP. These observations provide evidence of the ion flux enhancement at 1–50 keV energy after the substorm onset, in particular, the energy range of 20–50 shows dominance. The typical characteristics of magnetic field dipolarization and its time scales are investigated. It is found that the O + ion flux enhances greater in magnitude than H + ion flux at energies 20–50 keV after the substorm onset. In addition to it, the correlation of these enhanced oxygen fluxes with the related interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) B z , solar wind velocity (V sw ), and the auroral electrojet (AE) index are found good. The new results reports that the ion flux variation ratio shows the MLT dependence for different energy ranges and found that the peak of the O + / H + ion flux ratio centred near midnight for the energy range of 8–20 keV, whereas the O + / H + ion flux ratio of the energy 20–50 keV is high within the post-midnight. The possible mechanisms for the enhanced ion flux are discussed.

Trunali Shah↗
DOE OSTI2024

Performance evaluation of an RFSoC operating in a 1.25 Tesla magnetic field

Here, the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider is preparing for an upgrade after 2027–2028 to handle higher luminosity and increased background rates. A Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) has been identified as a potential candidate for a common front-end upgrade for subsystems requiring high-speed waveform digitization. The RFSoC's ADC and DAC channels were tested across various magnetic field strengths and a few different field orientations. Power consumption and boot memory functionality were also assessed. Results indicate stable operation with negligible performance degradation, suggesting the RFSoC's viability for high-speed digitization tasks in high magnetic field environments.

47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION↗
DOE OSTI2025

Magnetic compressibility of layered ferromagnet under pressure

This study systematically investigates the magnetic properties of the layered ferromagnet MnPt 5 As under pressure through a combination of experimental measurements and theoretical simulations. MnPt 5 As exhibits a ferromagnetic transition at approximately 301 K. Neutron diffraction measurements under applied pressures up to ∼4.9 GPa were performed over a temperature range from 320 to 100 K to probe its magnetic behavior. The results confirm that the Mn atoms maintain a ferromagnetic order under applied pressures, consistent with the ambient-pressure findings. However, magnetic anisotropy is notably suppressed. To further elucidate the compressibility of magnetic anisotropy in MnPt 5 As, x-ray diffraction under pressure was conducted. The results reveal that the c-axis undergoes a greater and more rapid compression compared to the ab -plane, which may contribute to the observed suppression of Mn ferromagnetic ordering along the c -axis. Additionally, theoretical calculations indicate that magnetic ordering exhibits a similar pressure-induced trend under applied pressure, supporting the experimental observations. These findings offer insights into the pressure-dependent magnetic properties and anisotropy of MnPt 5 As, with potential implications for strain engineering in Mn-based magnetic devices.

Electronic band structure↗