Contract activities on ISS Russian Segment
Experiment JAXA 3DPC
Objective:
Produce 3D photon crystals through self-organization and ordering of colloid nanoparticles in an electrolyte solution with subsequent fixation in the elastic gel matrix.
Tasks:
Grow colloid crystals in micrgravity, fix the crystal structure by photohardening, return produced materials to Earth.
Science Hardware Used:
Hardware for growing 3D photon crystals 3DPCGF,
including:
- Main Unit 3DPCU containing:
- 8 experimental sealed growth cells with the
investigated materials;
- digital camera with a lens;
- parameters recoding unit;
- white LEDs (to illuminate one of the growing
cells during shooting;
- UV LEDs (for photohardening of the contents
of all growth cells after completion of the
experiment on the ISS).
- Switch box and power supply BIP-12
To supply
power to main unit 3DPCU;
- Cable set.
Expected Results:
Application of photon crystals in photonics items will make it possible to considerably increase noise
immunity and information processing rate.
Experiment Results:
Materials produced in 8 growth cells of main unit 3 DPCU, as well as digital photo information on the
process of formation of a colloid crystal in one of the growth cells.
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