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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus
MA 41: Poster III
MA 41.23: Poster
Donnerstag, 20. März 2025, 15:00–17:30, P3
Experimental system of clinostat and Helmholtz cage for microgravity experiments in zero-value Earth magnetic field — Maciej Malczyk1, Tomasz Blachowicz1, and •Andrea Ehrmann2 — 1Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland — 2Institute for Technical Energy Systems (ITES), Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany
Plant cultivation under special conditions, in particular under different magnetic and gravitational conditions, is a relatively new research trend in connection with the development of space technologies. In addition to experiments in space, many studies are carried out under simulated microgravity with the help of a clinostat. Here, a self-designed and built system of coupled devices, a two-axis clinostat and a Helmholtz cage, is presented. The clinostat can, on average, cancel the effective gravitational field, while the correctly mounted Helmholtz cage can cancel the Earth's natural magnetic field [1]. Biological samples, such as plants or microalgae, can be placed in the central part of the system, in the special cultivation sphere. The system makes it possible to control the basic physical parameters and directly observe the growth process visually. The first experimental results of growth tests will be presented.
[1] M. Malczyk, T. Blachowicz, A. Ehrmann, Coupled system of dual-axis clinostat and Helmholtz cage for simulated microgravity experiments, Applied Sciences 14, 9517 (2024)
Keywords: clinostat; Earth magnetic field; simulated microgravity; plant growth