The Lviv Centre of Institute for Space Research (LC ISR), working under the NASU and

NSAU The State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU; uk, Державне космічне агентство України, ''Derzhavne kosmichne ahentstvo Ukrayiny'', ДКАУ, ''DKAU'') is the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government space agency, a ...

, ( uk, Львівський центр Інституту космічних досліджень НАН України та НКА України) is a

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

branch of the actual institute.

Structure

At the present, about one hundred specialists work at the centre. Among them, one member belongs to the

International Academy of Astronautics The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an independent non-governmental organization established in Stockholm ( Sweden) on August 16, 1960, by Dr. Theodore von Kármán, and recognized by the United Nations in 1996. The IAA has electe ...

, one Doctor of Sciences, and nine Candidates of Sciences (PHD). LC ISR consists of three scientific departments and one laboratory, and performs fundamental and applied researches in the following interdisciplinary scientific directions. * propagation theory and experimental study of

electromagnetic fields An electromagnetic field (also EM field or EMF) is a classical (i.e. non-quantum) field produced by (stationary or moving) electric charges. It is the field described by classical electrodynamics (a classical field theory) and is the classical co ...

in conducting media such as

plasma Plasma or plasm may refer to: Science * Plasma (physics), one of the four fundamental states of matter * Plasma (mineral), a green translucent silica mineral * Quark–gluon plasma, a state of matter in quantum chromodynamics Biology * Blood pla ...

ground Ground may refer to: Geology * Land, the surface of the Earth not covered by water * Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth Electricity * Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical c ...

, and

sea water Seawater, or salt water, is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, 35 ppt, 600 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approx ...

* development of advanced sensors and systems for measuring the parameters of physical fields and data collection and processing for space industry and geophysical applications. Development and production of flux-gate

magnetometer A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment. Different types of magnetometers measure the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a particular location. A compass is one such device, o ...

s (FGM) and induction magnetometers (IM) with highest parameters values possible constitute the main LC ISR activity areas. Reduction of weight, energy loss, and noise level can be placed among the main directions of FGM and IM designing, which aims to reach world standards level. The centre with its engineering divisions has made a significant contribution in providing a solution to the large-scale fundamental and applied scientific problems, including: * development of theoretical substantiation of

lithosphere A lithosphere () is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust (geology), crust and the portion of the upper mantle (geology), mantle that behaves elastically on time sca ...

ionosphere The ionosphere () is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about to above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. The ionosphere is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an ...

coupling through the acoustic and atmospheric

gravity waves In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves generated in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore equilibrium. An example of such an interface is that between the atmosphere ...

with the aim to clarify mechanism of ionospheric earthquakes precursors formation; * development of the mechanism of

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

s electromagnetic precursors recognition in focal area and designing specialized instruments for these precursors detection; * studying of electronic circuits interaction process with the aim to provide as low as possible sensitivity threshold of measuring devices for space, ground and sea bed applications; * development and adoption of new methodology to provide autonomous objects electromagnetic cleanliness, and to realize their calibration without operation process interruption; * adoption of space instrumentation development technology for manufacturing advanced geophysical systems, used for scientific research and raw materials prospecting (oil, gas etc.).

Significant scientific achievements and development

More than ten spatial experiments were carried out with the participation of LC ISR specialists. LC ISR proposed scientific conception of the first national scientific experiment “Variant” (укр. Варіант) on the board of

artificial satellite A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioisoto ...

“Sich-1M” with international scientific payload. For the first time in the world, the measuring of the direct density of space current in plasma were performed. A generalized approach to the recognition of the precursory signals of earthquakes preparation process when structural changes and anomalies occur in the Earth crust was proposed. A new physical effect – gamma – magnetic normalization of alloys with high magnetic permeability was discovered and experimentally confirmed. A general concept and theoretical basis of the construction of a high-sensitive geophysical system for active electromagnetic logging in wells to study anisotropy of rocks and to detect the near-surface inhomogeneities were created with the aim to develop the new methods of minerals exploration. The scientific concept and realization plan of the ground-spatial experiments “Ionosphere” and “Potential” were developed. Technical documents substantiating the above experiments were prepared. They were included in the National Space Program of Ukraine from 2013-2015.

Membership of Professional Societies

The LC ISR scientists are cooperating actively with the world community, to represent Ukraine in the: *

(IAA); * Committee on Space Research (COSPAR); *

International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy The International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) is an international scientific association that focuses on the study of terrestrial and planetary magnetism and space physics. IAGA is one of the eight associations of the Interna ...

(IAGA); * European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Awards, Honours

* Christiaan Huygens Medal (2009):

Valery Korepanov Valery Korepanov ( uk, Валерій Євгенійович Корепанов) is a Ukrainian scientist was born on 1 July 1943 in the (former) Soviet Union. Since 1996 he has been the Scientific Director of the Lviv Centre of Institute for Spac ...

* State Prize of Ukraine winner (2008):

an
Fedor Dudkin

Publications

Selected publications

: * V.Korepanov, Berkman R., New approach to the exact design of low noise search-coil magnetometers, XIV IMEKO World Congress, V. IVA, 1997, Topic 4, pp. 97–102. * V.Korepanov, Berkman R., Digital flux-gate magnetometer structural analysis, Meas. Sci. Technol., 10 (1999), pp. 734–737. * F.Dudkin, V.Korepanov, G. Lizunov. Experiment VARIANT - first results from Wave Probe instrument. Advances in Space Research. Volume 43, Issue 12, 1904-1909 (2009). * Sopruniuk P.M., Klimov S.I., Korepanov V.E., Electric fields in space plasma, Kiev, NAUKOVA DUMKA, 1994, 190 p. (in Russian). * В.Е.Koрeпaнoв, А.Н.Свенсон. Высокоточные неполяризующиеся электроды для наземной геофизической разведки. К. Наукова думка. 2007. 96 с. (in Russian).

Current projects

There are now 8 international space projects in which LC ISR is participating: OBSTANOVKA and CHIBIS-M scheduled for International Space Station and RADIOASTRON (launch in 2010), PHOBOS-GRUNT (launch in 2011), RESONANCE (launch in 2012) – all of them with Russian scientists. LC ISR is also collaborating with scientists from India in the preparation of SENSE microsatellite scientific program and payload, Italy (ESPERIA project) and China (CSES microsatellite).

POPDAT

Problem-Oriented Processing and Database Creation for Ionosphere Exploration. (started on June 1, 2011)

Variant

The major goal of the VARIANT project onboard the SICH-1M satellite is to carry out the study of field-aligned currents as a part of Space Weather program. It includes direct measurements of current density in the ionosphere combined with the measurements of the magnetic and electric field fluctuations that can serve as new elements in the data set of signatures of the solar wind-

magnetosphere In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field. It is created by a celestial body with an active interior dynam ...

coupling. The secondary goal of VARIANT experiment is the statistical study of minor seismogenic effects in the

and their comparison with the background noise statistical data set
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International Space Station environment study

LC ISR is Co-PI of the international experiment OBSTANOVKA-1 on board the Russian segment of the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ...

(ISS). The main goal of the experiment is to develop the methodology and instrumentation for EM phenomena investigation in the ISS environment. The automatic mini-buoys and necessary operation procedures needed to fulfill this goal are under development.

Electromagnetic investigations at Ukrainian Antarctic Station “Akademik vernadsky”

Three-component flux-gate magnetometer LEMI-008 have been installed in the

Vernadsky Research Base The Vernadsky Research Base ( uk, Антарктична станція Академік Вернадський) is a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, not far from Kyiv Peninsula. The regi ...

"Akademik Vernadsky", which is a Ukrainian Antarctic Station at Marina Point on

Galindez Island Galindez Island ( uk, Ґаліндез) is an island long, lying immediately east of Winter Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who ...

on the Argentine Islands,

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

. In January of 2001, the equipment for satellite transmission of the magnetometer, which provides the communication via geostationary satellite GOES-E, was installed. On March 11, 2001, the permanent transmission of the LEMI-008

data was started. The data is being accumulated on FTP-server after processing in the Canadian information center. Early in 2002, a new high-sensitivity system for magnetic fields 0.3–300 Hz variations based on LEMI-112A sensors has been installed. It expands the range of on-site EMF studies and sets Ukrainian Antarctic Station as one of the world's best equipped. LC ISR is responsible for the operation of the electromagnetic polygon there.

Earthquakes monitoring

Remote sensing as a tool of seismic hazards monitoring. The project to study the ULF electromagnetic phenomena related to

s. Electromagnetic earthquake precursors monitoring methodology. Methodology of earthquakes preparatory zones location. Active electromagnetic monitoring of earthquakes.

Other

Interball Interbol (russian: Интербол) is an international space project under the leadership of the Russian Space Agency and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The list of participants includes the Institute of Atmosphe ...

* System for magnetometer calibration * Sea bottom magnetic field study * Magnetotelluric study * Environment

Advanced geophysical instrumentation manufacturing

Instruments produced with FGMs magnetotelluric stations LEMI-417. * Flux-gate

s *

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magnetometers * Electric field sensors * Magnetotelluric station
Meteomagnetic
station
Electroprospecting station
* System for

calibration * Gas volume

corrector A corrector (English plural ''correctors'', Latin plural ''correctores'') is a person or object practicing correction, usually by removing or rectifying errors. The word is originally a Roman title, ''corrector'', derived from the Latin verb ''c ...

s * Portable subsurface EM sounder * Instrumentation for scientific balloons File:System for magnetometer calibration.jpg, System for

calibration File:LEMI405.jpg, Magnetotelluric station File:LEMI-120.jpg, Induction

References

External links

Lviv Centre of Institute of Space Research

Laboratory for ElectroMagnetic Innovation

LC ISR's products
(in Chinese)
Lviv Center of Institute for Space Research, Lviv
Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
Lviv Centre of Institute of Space Research. Presentation
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