JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020

講演情報

[E] ポスター発表

セッション記号 P (宇宙惑星科学) » P-CG 宇宙惑星科学複合領域・一般

[P-CG24] 宇宙・惑星探査の将来計画および関連する機器開発の展望

コンビーナ:吉岡 和夫(東京大学大学院新領域創成科学研究科)、笠原 慧(東京大学)、小川 和律(宇宙航空研究開発機構)、尾崎 光紀(金沢大学理工研究域電子情報学系)

[PCG24-P19] Development of the absorption cell filters for remote D/H observation

*桑原 正輝1吉岡 和夫2田口 真3川原 琢也4亀田 真吾3 (1.宇宙航空研究開発機構、2.東京大学、3.立教大学、4.信州大学)

キーワード:Lyman-alpha、Hydrogen corona、D/H ratio

The hydrogen atoms in the planetary exosphere scatter the solar Lyman-alpha radiation and produce a faint glow surrounding the planet. The brightest emission among the planetary coronas is hydrogen Lyman-alpha. Absorption cell technique is an efficient tool for remote sensing of the planetary coronas and allows us to measure not only an intensity distribution of the Lyman-alpha emission but also a temperature distribution in the planetary exosphere. These distributions are quite important to quantitatively estimate of the escape rate of the present planetary atmosphere. Since the absorption cell technique can be used as a light-weight ultra-high resolution filter, it will be crucial for realizing an imaging instrument for observation of planetary coronas with small spacecraft. Absorption performance of the cell strongly depends on parameters such as filament shape, filament temperature, applied power to the filament, filled gas pressure, optical path length, and position of the beam path. The hydrogen absorption cells have been developed to optimize the above parameters and evaluated using an ultra-high spectral resolution Fourier transform spectrometer installed at the DESIRS beamline of Synchrotron SOLEIL in France. In this presentation, the summary of the development and the remaining issues are presented. The basic design of an absorption cell imager and the application of it for future space missions are also presented.