The invention relates to a device and a method for on-
orbit monitoring of charging of a
satellite material surface, belonging to the technical field of space application. The device comprises an
electron gun, a non-contact
potentiometer probe, a three-dimensional transmission mechanism, a non-contact surface
potentiometer, an
electron beam current density measuring
system, a monitoring
electrode,a supporting structure, a first
electromagnetic valve, a second
electromagnetic valve, a
diffusion pump, a third
electromagnetic valve, a vacuum box, a mechanical pump, a vacuum penetrating wall, a measurement circuit interface and a measurement circuit. The test method comprises the steps as follows: sending an
electron to a sample for monitoring the
electrode surface under a vacuum condition, adjusting the position of the non-contact
potentiometer probe through the three-dimensional transmission mechanism, recording charging potential Vsurface on the sample surface, measuring leakage current I through the measurement circuit, and finally obtaining a proportional relation coefficient K by known sample resistance rho according to the formula that Vsurface is proportional to KrhoI. According to the invention, the on-
orbit surface charging condition of the
satellite material is inverted by monitoring the leakage current of the sample in a
space environment, and the device and the methodhas the
advantage of simple
physical structure and is easy to carry in space.