The solar probe plus mission: humanity's first visit to our star
Abstract Solar Probe Plus (SPP) will be the first spacecraft to fly into the low solar corona.
SPP's main science goal is to determine the structure and dynamics of the Sun's coronal …
SPP's main science goal is to determine the structure and dynamics of the Sun's coronal …
Magnetospheric multiscale overview and science objectives
Abstract Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS), a NASA four-spacecraft constellation mission
launched on March 12, 2015, will investigate magnetic reconnection in the boundary …
launched on March 12, 2015, will investigate magnetic reconnection in the boundary …
The multi-scale nature of the solar wind
D Verscharen, KG Klein, BA Maruca - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2019 - Springer
The solar wind is a magnetized plasma and as such exhibits collective plasma behavior
associated with its characteristic spatial and temporal scales. The characteristic length …
associated with its characteristic spatial and temporal scales. The characteristic length …
Solar wind electrons alphas and protons (SWEAP) investigation: Design of the solar wind and coronal plasma instrument suite for solar probe plus
JC Kasper, R Abiad, G Austin, M Balat-Pichelin… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation on Solar
Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the …
Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the …
The solar wind ion analyzer for MAVEN
JS Halekas, ER Taylor, G Dalton, G Johnson… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA) on the MAVEN mission will measure the solar
wind ion flows around Mars, both in the upstream solar wind and in the magneto-sheath and …
wind ion flows around Mars, both in the upstream solar wind and in the magneto-sheath and …
The Reuven Ramaty high-energy solar spectroscopic imager (RHESSI)
RHESSI is the sixth in the NASA line of Small Explorer (SMEX) missions and the first
managed in the Principal Investigator mode, where the PI is responsible for all aspects of the …
managed in the Principal Investigator mode, where the PI is responsible for all aspects of the …
The space physics environment data analysis system (SPEDAS)
With the advent of the Heliophysics/Geospace System Observatory (H/GSO), a complement
of multi-spacecraft missions and ground-based observatories to study the space …
of multi-spacecraft missions and ground-based observatories to study the space …
First multispacecraft ion measurements in and near the Earth's magnetosphere with the identical Cluster ion spectrometry (CIS) experiment
H Reme, C Aoustin, JM Bosqued… - Annales …, 2001 - angeo.copernicus.org
On board the four Cluster spacecraft, the Cluster Ion Spectrometry (CIS) experiment
measures the full, three-dimensional ion distribution of the major magnetospheric ions (H+ …
measures the full, three-dimensional ion distribution of the major magnetospheric ions (H+ …
A review of solar type III radio bursts
HAS Reid, H Ratcliffe - Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Solar type III radio bursts are an important diagnostic tool in the understanding of solar
accelerated electron beams. They are a signature of propagating beams of nonthermal …
accelerated electron beams. They are a signature of propagating beams of nonthermal …
An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts
Soft-γ-ray repeaters (SGRs) are galactic X-ray stars that emit numerous short-duration
(about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays during sporadic active periods. They are thought to be …
(about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays during sporadic active periods. They are thought to be …