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¹CNR-Istituto Nationale per la Fisica della Materia and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. vailati@fisica.unimi.it

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Area of Science:

Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Materials Science

Background:

Nonequilibrium fluctuations are crucial for understanding phase transitions and material properties.
Microgravity environments minimize confounding factors like buoyancy, enabling clearer observation of fundamental phenomena.
The Gradient-Driven Fluctuations (GRADFLEX) experiment aims to study these fluctuations in space.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe an experimental breadboard for investigating nonequilibrium fluctuations under microgravity.
To characterize the static power spectrum S(q) and dynamics of these fluctuations.
To present preliminary results obtained under gravitational conditions.

Main Methods:

Development of a specialized experimental breadboard for microgravity research.
Utilization of a quantitative shadowgraph technique to analyze fluctuations.
Measurement of the static power spectrum S(q) and fluctuation dynamics.

Main Results:

The experimental setup is detailed, designed for microgravity investigations.
Preliminary data on S(q) for gravity-driven fluctuations are presented.
Results cover both concentration gradients (Soret effect) and temperature gradients.

Conclusions:

The developed apparatus is suitable for studying gradient-driven fluctuations.
Preliminary results provide baseline data for microgravity experiments.
Further research will focus on microgravity conditions to explore long-wavelength divergence.