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Presentation of Research Projects as part of the "Centers of the Universe" Series
The research activities pursued by the EMPLAB laboratory in their effort to explore space technologies were presented at one of the expert community events within the series Centers of the Universe, a generous science program organized by Brno Space Cluster. linkedin.
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Publication of a research article
The EMPLAB group have released the research article “Current progress in the development of an ECR plasma source for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system” through the prestigious forum CEAS Space Journal. The text summarizes the team's achievements to date in researching an ion propulsion that exploits the residual atmosphere on a very low Earth orbit. springer
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The EMPLAB team have started working on a project
The EMPLAB team have started working on the project “Increasing the Technological Readiness Level in a Low-Pressure Ionizer for the Propulsion of Satellites on a Very Low Earth Orbit”, a program jointly funded by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and the European Union. The project is a follow-up of the previously completed, successful research scheme “A Scalable Ionizer for Space Technologies and Laboratory Applications”, which received funding from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. The new project has been conceived to develop and carry out the expert testing of an integrated demonstration system to operate with the ABEP ion propulsion for satellites. The outcomes will allow refining the technological standard of the designed propulsion, the final aim being to verify its overall performance on the Earth's orbital path. projects.
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Publication of a research article
The EMPLAB team have released the research article “Optical Method for Monitoring Ion Current Changes in a Low-Pressure Plasma Source With Intended Application in Electric Propulsion” through the high-end journal IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. The article discusses the applicability and outcomes of an optical method for plasma diagnostics, comparing the results with those obtained via the electrical characterization of an ion source. ieee
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Group Website Launched
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Emplab Experts Share in Developing an EPR/NMR Spectrometer
Our researchers collaborate with the magnetooptics and THZ spectroscopy team of the CEITEC center, helping to develop a multi-nuclei NMR resonator for that will sense the spectra of biomolecules in an 11 T field. The project has involved participation in the international workshop Advances in Magnetic Resonance. As part of the event, the expert community was introduced to
the EPR/NMR spektrometr FRASCAN II.
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Basics of Spectral Analyzers Exposed
The team lectured on spectral analyzers within the department’s in-house educating series diskUTEEr. Complemented with a hands-on display, the lecture “Spectral Analyzers and their Operating Basics“ attracted various senior researchers and students of the faculty, who joined in actively to discuss the rudiments, applications, and working aspects which need to be considered before or during practical measurements.
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The Group’s Research Results Presented through the DiskUTEEr Seminars
We outlined the outcomes of our efforts, including the applicability of the plasma source within the aerospace industry, in one of the extra-curricular educating sessions at the Department of Theoretical Electrical Engineering.
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In the Media
The Emplab‘s low-pressure plasma source project and its envisaged applications were discussed in the news web article „Na VUT vymýšlejí generátor pro vesmírné satelity na nízké oběžné dráze“ (Brno University of Technology Researchers are Designing a Generator for Earth’s Lower Orbit Satellites).
