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 …

Local interstellar medium: six years of direct sampling by IBEX

DJ McComas, M Bzowski, SA Fuselier… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has been directly observing neutral
atoms from the local interstellar medium for the last six years (2009–2014). This paper ties …

Very local interstellar medium revealed by a complete solar cycle of interstellar neutral helium observations with IBEX

P Swaczyna, MA Kubiak, M Bzowski… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The IBEX-Lo instrument on board the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission samples
interstellar neutral (ISN) helium atoms penetrating the heliosphere from the very local …

Interstellar Conditions Deduced from Interstellar Neutral Helium Observed by IBEX and Global Heliosphere Modeling

P Swaczyna, M Bzowski, J Heerikhuisen… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In situ observations of interstellar neutral (ISN) helium atoms by the IBEX-Lo instrument on
board the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission are used to determine the velocity …

Interstellar neutral helium in the heliosphere from IBEX observations. III. Mach number of the flow, velocity vector, and temperature from the first six years of …

M Bzowski, P Swaczyna, MA Kubiak… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyzed observations of interstellar neutral helium (ISN He) obtained from the
Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite during its first six years of operation. We used …

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 …

Three-dimensional features of the outer heliosphere due to coupling between the interstellar and heliospheric magnetic field. V. The bow wave, heliospheric boundary …

NV Pogorelov, J Heerikhuisen… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The heliosphere is formed due to interaction between the solar wind (SW) and local
interstellar medium (LISM). The shape and position of the heliospheric boundary, 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 …