原子磁力仪的空间应用及发展趋势

Space Application and Development of Atomic Magnetometer

在太空探索中,磁场测量为很多重要的科学研究提供了数据支撑。空间探测器和磁测卫星均多次采用原子磁力仪作为磁场测量的主载荷,原子磁力仪在空间磁场测量中发挥着不可替代的作用。回顾了用于空间磁场测量的原子磁力仪的发展历程,总结了不同种类原子磁力仪的技术特点,分析了空间应用原子磁力仪载荷的发展趋势。

Discoveries made by space magnetic survey have been among the most profound achievements of space exploration. The atomic magnetometer has been carried on by many satellites and spacecrafts to explore geomagnetic field or space magnetic field. Atomic magnetometer plays an important role in space magnetic survey missions, such as highly precision magnetic field measurement and scalar calibration of vector magnetometers. In this paper, the progress of atomic magnetometer used in space magnetic survey is reviewed, the technical feature of different kinds of atomic magnetometer is summarized, and the development trend of atomic magnetometer for space application in the future is analyzed.