HIGH INTENSITY SOLAR SIMULATION TEST FOR STRUCTURE PARTS AND EXPERIMENTS FOR THE HELIOS SOLAR PROBE

摘要

THE ENTIRE HELIOS SOLAR PROBE CANNOT BE TESTED WITH THE INTENSITY OF 16 SOLAR CONSTANTS CORRESPONDING TO 0.25 AU MISSION. THEREFORE CRITICAL PARTS OF THE SOLAR PROBE HAVE BEEN TESTED IN AN ESPECIALLY BUILT SOLAR SIMULATION TEST FACILITY. AFTER A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SOLAR SIMULATION SYSTEM, THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR TECHNICAL SOLUTION ARE DISCUSSED. THIS INCLUDES THE POSSIBILITIES OF FLASH ILLUMINATION CORRESPONDING TO THE SPIN RATE OF HELIOS, AS WELL AS THE BACKGROUND FOR THE TEST ARTICLE.