Vacuum chamber with auxiliary chamber, connected by 250mm shutter. Moveable semicircular boom (e.g. for plasma diagnostics) at one end.
Addition of Class 7 cleanroom tent and thermal shroud (1x1x2 m³). Plasma plume diagnostics for electric propulsion with Faraday Cups, Retarding Potential Analyzers and Langmuire Probes. Thrust Balance for electric propulsion. Thrust Vector Balance in development (2021). High-resolution camera and chamber illumination.
Features thermal:
Vacuum
Solar simulator
Thermal plate
Temperature controlled shroud
Specimen length [mm]:
3000.0
Specimen width/dia [mm]:
2200.0
Higher temperature [K]:
368.0
Lower temperature [K]:
208.0
Feedthroughs:
SUB-D25, High Voltage, TCs, BNCs, ... - very flexible!
Data acquisition:
as needed
Vacuum limit [hPa] [mbar]:
<5·10^-6
Cleanroom classes (ISO 14644-1):
ISO Class ≤5
ISO Class 6
ISO Class 7
ISO Class 8
ISO Class 9
Certification:
ISO/IEC 17025
ISO 9001
AS/EN/JISQ 9100
Keywords:
TVAC, TVT, TV test, EP, electric propulsion, plasma diagnostic, thermal vacuum cycling, chamber, testing, fotec, thrust balance, Thrust Vector Balance, Farady Cup, Langmuir, RPA
