Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel
In this article, results are presented of experiments on depositing charged particles, which imitate the levitating dust on the Moon, on stainless steel. Ensembles of particles are created above the surface of laboratory regolith whose composition and particle size distribution imitate the dust that...
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| author | Nina N. Skvortsova Vladimir D. Stepakhin Andrey A. Sorokin Dmitry V. Malakhov Namik G. Gusein-zade Nailya S. Akhmadullina Valentin D. Borzosekov Elena V. Voronova Oleg N. Shishilov |
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| description | In this article, results are presented of experiments on depositing charged particles, which imitate the levitating dust on the Moon, on stainless steel. Ensembles of particles are created above the surface of laboratory regolith whose composition and particle size distribution imitate the dust that covers the Moon’s surface. Under the action of the gyrotron radiation on regolith, non-linear physical-chemical processes develop (breakdown, chain plasmachemical reactions, and particle scattering by the Coulomb mechanism), which lead to the appearance of a levitating cloud of particles. The simulation experiment is based on the similarity between the processes that develop in the laboratory experiments with regolith and the processes that occur on the Moon during its bombardment by micrometeorites. The effect of the levitating cloud on stainless steel plates is studied and it is shown that regolith particles in the shape of spheroids of different sizes are deposited on the surface of the plates. The dimensions of the deposited particles and the density of their placement depend on the quality of treatment of the plate surface. It is shown that the laboratory-produced dusty plasma can be used in simulation experiments to study the modification of surfaces of different materials for space technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22436d3cab2c477186c169e1157fd3142023-11-22T21:12:49ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-10-011421647210.3390/ma14216472Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless SteelNina N. Skvortsova0Vladimir D. Stepakhin1Andrey A. Sorokin2Dmitry V. Malakhov3Namik G. Gusein-zade4Nailya S. Akhmadullina5Valentin D. Borzosekov6Elena V. Voronova7Oleg N. Shishilov8Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaInstitute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaBaikov Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, RussiaInstitute of Fine Chemical Technologies, MIREA—Russian Technological University, 119454 Moscow, RussiaIn this article, results are presented of experiments on depositing charged particles, which imitate the levitating dust on the Moon, on stainless steel. Ensembles of particles are created above the surface of laboratory regolith whose composition and particle size distribution imitate the dust that covers the Moon’s surface. Under the action of the gyrotron radiation on regolith, non-linear physical-chemical processes develop (breakdown, chain plasmachemical reactions, and particle scattering by the Coulomb mechanism), which lead to the appearance of a levitating cloud of particles. The simulation experiment is based on the similarity between the processes that develop in the laboratory experiments with regolith and the processes that occur on the Moon during its bombardment by micrometeorites. The effect of the levitating cloud on stainless steel plates is studied and it is shown that regolith particles in the shape of spheroids of different sizes are deposited on the surface of the plates. The dimensions of the deposited particles and the density of their placement depend on the quality of treatment of the plate surface. It is shown that the laboratory-produced dusty plasma can be used in simulation experiments to study the modification of surfaces of different materials for space technology.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6472simulation experimentsgyrotron dischargemodification of stainless steel samplesregolith |
| spellingShingle | Nina N. Skvortsova Vladimir D. Stepakhin Andrey A. Sorokin Dmitry V. Malakhov Namik G. Gusein-zade Nailya S. Akhmadullina Valentin D. Borzosekov Elena V. Voronova Oleg N. Shishilov Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel Materials simulation experiments gyrotron discharge modification of stainless steel samples regolith |
| title | Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel |
| title_full | Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel |
| title_fullStr | Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel |
| title_short | Microwave Simulation Experiments on Regolith (Lunar Dust) Deposition on Stainless Steel |
| title_sort | microwave simulation experiments on regolith lunar dust deposition on stainless steel |
| topic | simulation experiments gyrotron discharge modification of stainless steel samples regolith |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6472 |
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