In view of the self-gravity requirements of space gravitational wave detection, we build a finite element model of the whole spacecraft based on the design scheme of "Taiji" space gravitational wave detector, and calculate the self-gravity of the test mass based on the finite element method. The self-gravity calculation deviation is analyzed when the test mass is approximated as a single particle, multiple particles, a cube and a quasi-cube, and the calculation effects of the integral function and the theoretical analytical formula is compared. The simulation results show that when the test mass is approximated as a single or multiple particles, the calculation accuracy is limited by the number of particles; when the test mass is approximated as a cube or a quasi-cube, the calculation accuracy is higher and the relative calculation deviation between the two methods is less than 0.02%; when using the integral function and the theoretical analytical formula to calculate self-gravity, the difference in the calculation results of the two methods does not exceed 10-18 m/s2. The theoretical analytical formula is faster in calculation and can be effectively used in subsequent self-gravity calculations.
引力波经过时会挤压或拉伸附近的时空,从而引起空间中不同位置间的光程变化。空间引力波探测利用高精度激光干涉仪,测量距离十万公里以上的两检验质量间皮米级的光程变化,从而反演引力波信息[4]。为有效检测到引力波信号,需要测量和抑制检验质量受到除引力波外的其他非保守力导致的扰动,以实现引力波探测所需的灵敏度。目前在研究的空间引力波探测计划主要有由美国航空航天局和欧洲航天局合作的激光干涉空间天线计划[5](Laser Interferometer Space Antenna,LISA)、国内中国科学院主导的“太极计划”[6]以及中山大学主导的“天琴计划”[7]等。
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