• 空间引力波探测中惯性传感器的磁噪声耦合机制研究

    Research on Magnetic Noise Coupling Mechanisms in Inertial Sensors

    • 空间激光干涉天线(LISA)成功探测空间引力波的核心前提,是将测试质量(TM)的残余加速度噪声控制在3×10−15 m·s−2·Hz−1/2以下。其中,磁耦合噪声是影响该指标的一项关键因素。针对毫米级近场区域磁矩源(电极框架EH、负温度系数热敏电阻NTCs)的磁化特性,通过高精度多物理场耦合仿真构建“磁矩源-磁场特性-磁噪声”传递路径的全链条量化模型,揭示磁噪声的产生与耦合机制。主要结论有:(1)NTCs磁化状态主导局域磁场梯度分布,完全磁化态下在TM处产生的平均梯度达2.76×10−5 T/m,超出设计指标约27倍,导致磁加速度噪声约3.19×10−15 m·s−2·Hz−1/2,经退磁处理后,梯度降至1.61×10−6 T/m,噪声被抑制至6.21×10−16 m·s−2·Hz−1/2,满足系统分配指标;(2)电极框架EH残余磁矩约束至80 nA·m2,其对TM静态磁场的贡献从23.6%降低至5.66%,棱角处磁场峰值下降63.5%,可有效提升近场均匀性;(3)行星际磁场涨落与NTCs导致的静态磁场矢量耦合效应,二者叠加使总磁场波动增强16.4%,通过退磁处理削弱静态场分量可有效抑制该干扰。基于磁化率与磁场耦合的全链路噪声传递模型,验证磁矩载体退磁对超低频磁噪声抑制的有效性,为下一代空间引力波探测任务的磁洁净设计提供理论支撑。

       

      Abstract: The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission requires the residual acceleration noise of the test mass (TM) to be below 3×10−15 m·s−2·Hz−1/2, with magnetic noise being a major disturbance source. This study investigates the magnetization characteristics of magnetic moment sources, mainly the electrode housing (EH) and negative temperature coefficient thermistors (NTCs), located within the millimeter-scale near-field region of the TM. A high-fidelity multi-physics simulation model is established to quantify the full-chain transmission pathway from magnetic moments to field characteristics and finally to magnetic noise. The key findings are as follows: (1) The magnetization state of the NTCs dominates the local magnetic gradient. Fully magnetized NTCs produce an average gradient of 2.76×10−5 T/m at the TM, exceeding the design gradient requirement by a factor of 27, and leading to a magnetic acceleration noise of 3.19×10−15 m·s−2·Hz−1/2. After demagnetization, the gradient is reduced to 1.61×10−6 T/m, and the noise is suppressed to 6.21×10−16 m·s−2·Hz−1/2, meeting the allocated requirement of 1.21×10−15 m·s−2·Hz−1/2; (2) Constraining the residual magnetic moment of the EH to ≤80 nA·m2 reduces its contribution to the static magnetic field at the TM from 23.6% to 5.66%, and decreases the peak field at edges by 63.5%, significantly improving field uniformity; (3) A vector coupling effect is revealed between fluctuations in the interplanetary magnetic field and the static field generated by the NTCs, amplifying the total magnetic fluctuations by 16.4%. Demagnetization effectively mitigates this interference by reducing the static component. The study validates the effectiveness of demagnetization in suppressing ultra-low frequency magnetic acceleration noise and provides a theoretical foundation for the magnetic cleanliness design of future space-based gravitational wave detection missions.

       

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