We explore the potential of conducting an experiment in a low Earth orbit spacecraft and using the Earth as a spin and mass source to constrain beyond-the-standard-model(BSM)long-range spin-and velocity-dependent inte...We explore the potential of conducting an experiment in a low Earth orbit spacecraft and using the Earth as a spin and mass source to constrain beyond-the-standard-model(BSM)long-range spin-and velocity-dependent interactions,which are mediated by the exchange of an ultralight(m_(Z')<10^(-10)eV)or massless intermediate vector boson.The high speed of low-Earth-orbit spacecraft can enhance their sensitivity to velocity-dependent interactions.This periodicity enables efficient signal extraction from background noise,thereby improving the accuracy of the experiment.Combining these advantages,we theoretically demonstrate that the novel spacecraft-Earth model can improve the existing bounds on these exotic interactions by up to three orders of magnitude using the China Space Station(CSS)as a representative low-Earthorbit carrier.If successfully implemented,this model may provide an innovative strategy for detecting ultralight dark matter and yield tighter constraints on certain coupling constants of exotic interactions.展开更多
The effect of plasma and charged particle interaction with spacecraft in a low Earth orbit(LEO)environment leads to ion focusing and the formation of an ion void in the downstream region as a result of charging.Simula...The effect of plasma and charged particle interaction with spacecraft in a low Earth orbit(LEO)environment leads to ion focusing and the formation of an ion void in the downstream region as a result of charging.Simulations and investigations using a fixed potential imposed on the spacecraft showed the nonsignificance of geophysical parameter changes to ion focusing.Variation of the temperature ratio(T_(r))contributed only to local ion focusing and manifested as two-ion streamers dispersed at the upper and lower edges of the spacecraft-the outermost layers of the satellite structure at the top and bottom,respectively.A simulation involving changing the ambient plasma density(N_(p))also showed the formation of local ion focusing,in which ions were more concentrated as the density increased.Furthermore,auroral electron density(N_(ae))variation had no clear impact on ion focusing,as indicated by static two-ion structures in the wake field.However,variation of the object potential(ϕ)strongly affected ion focusing formation,leading to distortion of the initial ion void region behind the spacecraft.The formation of ion focusing in this study was subject to the electric field produced by the object potential and the ambipolar electric field resulting from plasma expansion in the downstream region.展开更多
基金partially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2023YFA16067003)the National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.12435007 and 12522505)。
文摘We explore the potential of conducting an experiment in a low Earth orbit spacecraft and using the Earth as a spin and mass source to constrain beyond-the-standard-model(BSM)long-range spin-and velocity-dependent interactions,which are mediated by the exchange of an ultralight(m_(Z')<10^(-10)eV)or massless intermediate vector boson.The high speed of low-Earth-orbit spacecraft can enhance their sensitivity to velocity-dependent interactions.This periodicity enables efficient signal extraction from background noise,thereby improving the accuracy of the experiment.Combining these advantages,we theoretically demonstrate that the novel spacecraft-Earth model can improve the existing bounds on these exotic interactions by up to three orders of magnitude using the China Space Station(CSS)as a representative low-Earthorbit carrier.If successfully implemented,this model may provide an innovative strategy for detecting ultralight dark matter and yield tighter constraints on certain coupling constants of exotic interactions.
基金Kobe Universitythe National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
文摘The effect of plasma and charged particle interaction with spacecraft in a low Earth orbit(LEO)environment leads to ion focusing and the formation of an ion void in the downstream region as a result of charging.Simulations and investigations using a fixed potential imposed on the spacecraft showed the nonsignificance of geophysical parameter changes to ion focusing.Variation of the temperature ratio(T_(r))contributed only to local ion focusing and manifested as two-ion streamers dispersed at the upper and lower edges of the spacecraft-the outermost layers of the satellite structure at the top and bottom,respectively.A simulation involving changing the ambient plasma density(N_(p))also showed the formation of local ion focusing,in which ions were more concentrated as the density increased.Furthermore,auroral electron density(N_(ae))variation had no clear impact on ion focusing,as indicated by static two-ion structures in the wake field.However,variation of the object potential(ϕ)strongly affected ion focusing formation,leading to distortion of the initial ion void region behind the spacecraft.The formation of ion focusing in this study was subject to the electric field produced by the object potential and the ambipolar electric field resulting from plasma expansion in the downstream region.
