The researchers also expect to test a laser optical communication terminal on the Russian space station
NOVOSIBIRSK, August 23. /tass/. The National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM) plans to conduct scientific experiments using the capabilities of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which will speed up technology transfer. The research will concern the impact of space processes on living systems, as well as laser space communications and quantum technologies, Alexander Sergeev, scientific director of the NCFM, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told reporters on the sidelines of the Technoprom forum.
In August, NCFM, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and JSC Rusatom RDS (Rosatom's industry integrator in the field of technology transfer) signed an agreement on strategic partnership in the field of technology transfer. According to the press service of the NCFM, we are talking about the joint use of the capabilities of the future Russian orbital station to solve fundamental and applied problems.
"ROS is a station in which the effects associated with space weather, the influence of magnetic fields on living systems, take on special positions. <...> In fact, our whole life takes place under the conditions of geophysical factors that are unique to our planet, this also needs to be investigated. On the one hand, it is the acquisition of fundamental knowledge, on the other hand, that will lead to the development of new technologies," Sergeyev said.
He added that at the moment, half of the 10 scientific directions of the NCFM are related to space research. However, conducting research in real space conditions helps to obtain more objective information and accelerate the implementation of developments. "We consider the possibilities of the ROS as a new tool for the development of these areas of the NCFM, because equipment can be supplied there, which, working in completely unique conditions, will allow us to obtain new information necessary for the promotion of our science and the implementation of technology transfer," Sergeyev said.
According to the scientist, it will be possible to continue the center's research on the impact of space factors on living systems at the orbital station. "A very active direction is the study of the influence of cosmic factors on the process of photosynthesis, a fundamental process on our planet. Why do we think that complexes based on inorganic elements that work in solar panels are the most effective? No, the greatest efficiency is given by organic complexes that were formed by nature in the process of creating photosynthesis," he said.
The NCFM also conducts research on the influence of magnetic fields on living systems, the study of atmospheric electricity, which we observe during thunderstorms, and the Schumann resonance - electromagnetic waves of ultra-low frequencies between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere.
"There are interesting tasks related to laser space communication. The amount of information we receive through space will grow more and more. To use it, more and more broadband transmission systems will be needed. The future lies in the transmission of information in the optical range. The next task arises - laser optical communication as a future element of the device for the most efficient transmission of information from space to Earth. We also have such a project in the NCFM program, and in order to implement this project, it will be necessary to demonstrate in normal space conditions that you have a terminal that can receive this information and dump it to Earth. Our future space station is where this technology can be worked out," Sergeyev said.
The X International Forum of Technological Development "Technoprom" takes place in Novosibirsk from August 22 to 25. The Forum is held with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia within the framework of the federal project "Popularization of Science and Technology" and the government of the Novosibirsk region. TASS Agency acts as the general information partner of the event.