Interstellar mapping and acceleration probe (IMAP): A new NASA mission

DJ McComas, ER Christian, NA Schwadron, N Fox… - Space science …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is a revolutionary mission
that simultaneously investigates two of the most important overarching issues in …

Future exploration of the outer heliosphere and very local interstellar medium by interstellar probe

PC Brandt, E Provornikova, SD Bale, A Cocoros… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
A detailed overview of the knowledge gaps in our understanding of the heliospheric
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …

Solar cycle of imaging the global heliosphere: Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) observations from 2009–2019

DJ McComas, M Bzowski, MA Dayeh… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has operated in space for a
full solar activity cycle (Solar Cycle 24), and IBEX observations have exposed the global …

A three-dimensional map of the heliosphere from IBEX

DB Reisenfeld, M Bzowski, HO Funsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has shown that variations in the
energetic neutral atom (ENA) flux from the outer heliosphere are associated with the solar …

Seven years of imaging the global heliosphere with IBEX

DJ McComas, EJ Zirnstein, M Bzowski… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has now operated in space for 7 years
and returned nearly continuous observations that have led to scientific discoveries and …

Shocks in the very local interstellar medium

P Mostafavi, LF Burlaga, IH Cairns, SA Fuselier… - Space science …, 2022 - Springer
Large-scale disturbances generated by the Sun's dynamics first propagate through the
heliosphere, influence the heliosphere's outer boundaries, and then traverse and modify the …

Heliosheath processes and the structure of the heliopause: modeling energetic particles, cosmic rays, and magnetic fields

NV Pogorelov, H Fichtner, A Czechowski… - Space science …, 2017 - Springer
This paper summarizes the results obtained by the team “Heliosheath Processes and the
Structure of the Heliopause: Modeling Energetic Particles, Cosmic Rays, and Magnetic …

In situ observations of interstellar pickup ions from 1 au to the outer heliosphere

EJ Zirnstein, E Möbius, M Zhang, J Bower… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
Interstellar pickup ions are an ubiquitous and thermodynamically important component of
the solar wind plasma in the heliosphere. These PUIs are born from the ionization of the …

Determination of interstellar He parameters using five years of data from the IBEX: beyond closed form approximations

NA Schwadron, E Möbius, T Leonard… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Interstellar He represents a key sample of interstellar matter that, due to its high first
ionization potential, survives the journey from beyond our solar system's heliospheric …

Interstellar neutrals, pickup ions, and energetic neutral atoms throughout the heliosphere: present theory and modeling overview

JM Sokół, H Kucharek, II Baliukin, H Fahr… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Interstellar neutrals (ISNs), pick-up ions (PUIs), and energetic neutral atoms (ENAs)
are fundamental constituents of the heliosphere and its interaction with the neighboring …