A Rolling Programme in Space and Planetary Physics
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The work to be carried out in this rolling programme will be carried out in 3 separate and related areas. The first two areas cover gaining an understanding the physics of the variety of plasmas in our solar system. The third area consists of space instrumentation which designs and builds the instruments which make the measurements in space which enables us to interpret and understand these environments. Observing plasma processes out in space provides us with a way to study the fundamental processes that occur in both laboratory plasmas and astrophysical ones which are not as easy to measure. We wish to understand how the sun affects the Earth, what the origins and properties of the energetic particles are which reach the Earth, how the Sun influences the variety of bodies in our solar system, their atmospheres and their nearby plasma environments and how those bodies in turn affect the environment around them.
Organisations
- Imperial College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Arizona (Collaboration)
- Israeli Cultural Institute (IKI) (Collaboration)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- Stony Brook University (Collaboration)
- University of Iowa (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Johns Hopkins University (Collaboration)
- University of Leicester (Collaboration)
- University of Cologne (Collaboration)
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
- Boston University (Collaboration)
- Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (Collaboration)
- University of New Hampshire (Collaboration)
- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) (Collaboration)
- University of Toulouse (Collaboration)
- Braunschweig University of Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- University of Oxford (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Paris (Collaboration)
- Kyunghee University (Collaboration)
Publications
Arridge C
(2008)
Saturn's magnetodisc current sheet
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Jones GH
(2008)
The dust halo of Saturn's largest icy moon, Rhea.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Jackman C
(2008)
A multi-instrument view of tail reconnection at Saturn
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Rucker H
(2008)
Saturn kilometric radiation as a monitor for the solar wind?
in Advances in Space Research
Bertucci C
(2009)
The variability of Titan's magnetic environment
in Planetary and Space Science
Lefebvre B
(2009)
Reformation of an oblique shock observed by Cluster
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Barnes J
(2009)
Special issue: Titan, Saturn, and Saturn's Magnetosphere
in Planetary and Space Science
Alexandrova O
(2009)
Universality of solar-wind turbulent spectrum from MHD to electron scales.
in Physical review letters
Kleindienst G.
(2009)
Quasiperiodic ULF-pulsations in Saturn's magnetosphere
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Horbury T
(2009)
Size, shape, and orientation of magnetosheath mirror mode structures
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Masters A
(2009)
Surface waves on Saturn's dawn flank magnetopause driven by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
in Planetary and Space Science
Owens M. J.
(2009)
The expected imprint of flux rope geometry on suprathermal electrons in magnetic clouds
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Kriegel H
(2009)
The plasma interaction of Enceladus: 3D hybrid simulations and comparison with Cassini MAG data
in Planetary and Space Science
Jones G
(2009)
Fine jet structure of electrically charged grains in Enceladus' plume
in Geophysical Research Letters
Talboys D
(2009)
Signatures of field-aligned currents in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere
in Geophysical Research Letters
Osman K. T.
(2009)
Multi-spacecraft measurement of anisotropic power levels and scaling in solar wind turbulence
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Wei H
(2009)
Plasma environment at Titan's orbit with Titan present and absent
in Geophysical Research Letters
Ma Y
(2009)
Time-dependent global MHD simulations of Cassini T32 flyby: From magnetosphere to magnetosheath
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Talboys D
(2009)
Characterization of auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: High-latitude Cassini observations
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Burton M
(2009)
Model of Saturn's internal planetary magnetic field based on Cassini observations
in Planetary and Space Science
Provan G
(2009)
Polarization and phase of planetary-period magnetic field oscillations on high-latitude field lines in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Khurana K
(2009)
Sources of rotational signals in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Krupp N
(2009)
Energetic particles in Saturn's magnetosphere during the Cassini nominal mission (July 2004-July 2008)
in Planetary and Space Science
Hasegawa H
(2009)
Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the Earth's magnetopause: Multiscale development and associated reconnection
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Sergis N
(2009)
Energetic particle pressure in Saturn's magnetosphere measured with the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument on Cassini
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Simon S.
(2009)
Titan's plasma environment during a magnetosheath excursion: Real-time scenarios for Cassini's T32 flyby from a hybrid simulation
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Mitchell D
(2009)
Recurrent energization of plasma in the midnight-to-dawn quadrant of Saturn's magnetosphere, and its relationship to auroral UV and radio emissions
in Planetary and Space Science
Masters A
(2009)
Hot flow anomalies at Saturn's bow shock
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Lavraud B
(2009)
Tracing solar wind plasma entry into the magnetosphere using ion-to-electron temperature ratio
in Geophysical Research Letters
Schneider NM
(2009)
No sodium in the vapour plumes of Enceladus.
in Nature
Rymer A
(2009)
Cassini evidence for rapid interchange transport at Saturn
in Planetary and Space Science
Arridge C
(2009)
Plasma electrons in Saturn's magnetotail: Structure, distribution and energisation
in Planetary and Space Science
Mitchell D
(2009)
Ion conics and electron beams associated with auroral processes on Saturn
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Simon S
(2009)
Plasma wake of Tethys: Hybrid simulations versus Cassini MAG data
in Geophysical Research Letters
Jackman C
(2009)
On the character and distribution of lower-frequency radio emissions at Saturn and their relationship to substorm-like events
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
McAndrews H
(2009)
Plasma in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere and the implications for global circulation
in Planetary and Space Science
Osman K
(2009)
Quantitative estimates of the slab and 2-D power in solar wind turbulence using multispacecraft data
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Andrews D
(2010)
Magnetospheric period oscillations at Saturn: Comparison of equatorial and high-latitude magnetic field periods with north and south Saturn kilometric radiation periods
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Wei H
(2010)
Comparison study of magnetic flux ropes in the ionospheres of Venus, Mars and Titan
in Icarus
Baumjohann W
(2010)
Magnetic field investigation of Mercury's magnetosphere and the inner heliosphere by MMO/MGF
in Planetary and Space Science
Bebesi Z
(2010)
Slow-mode shock candidate in the Jovian magnetosheath
in Planetary and Space Science
Kanani S
(2010)
A new form of Saturn's magnetopause using a dynamic pressure balance model, based on in situ, multi-instrument Cassini measurements
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Wicks R
(2010)
Power and spectral index anisotropy of the entire inertial range of turbulence in the fast solar wind
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Bunce E
(2010)
Extraordinary field-aligned current signatures in Saturn's high-latitude magnetosphere: Analysis of Cassini data during Revolution 89
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Masters A
(2010)
Cassini observations of a Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex in Saturn's outer magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Cui J
(2010)
Ion transport in Titan's upper atmosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Jackman C
(2010)
In situ observations of the effect of a solar wind compression on Saturn's magnetotail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Wicks R
(2010)
The Variation of Solar Wind Correlation Lengths Over Three Solar Cycles
in Solar Physics
Russell C
(2010)
Magnetic Fields of the Outer Planets
in Space Science Reviews
Carbary J
(2010)
Global configuration of Saturn's magnetic field derived from observations
in Geophysical Research Letters
| Description | New Rolling Grant Programme |
| Amount | £3,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2010 |
| End | 03/2012 |
| Description | PPRP |
| Amount | £52,954 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2009 |
| End | 04/2010 |
| Description | CINEMA/TRIO spacecraft |
| Organisation | Kyunghee University |
| Department | School of Space Research |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of MR magnetometer |
| Collaborator Contribution | KHU funded collaborative visit to Korea for Imperial staff (P. Brown) |
| Impact | Prototype sensor |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | CINEMA/TRIO spacecraft |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Department | Space Sciences Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of MR magnetometer |
| Collaborator Contribution | KHU funded collaborative visit to Korea for Imperial staff (P. Brown) |
| Impact | Prototype sensor |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Boston University |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Braunschweig University of Technology |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Israeli Cultural Institute (IKI) |
| Country | Hungary |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Johns Hopkins University |
| Department | Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Max Planck Society |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Arizona |
| Department | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Department | Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Cologne |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Iowa |
| Department | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Cassini and Saturn science |
| Organisation | University of Toulouse |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | close interaction on science analysis and discoveries made by Cassini instrument teams |
| Collaborator Contribution | exchange of data and science ideas |
| Impact | published papers (including Science and Nature), press releases |
| Description | Electron-scale Turbulence |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research using expertise on electron data (Imperial) and high frequency magnetic data (Meudon) to extend knowledge of plasma turbulence to the putative electron scale where it is dissipated. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research |
| Impact | Alexandrova Phys. Rev. Letter (heavily cited) |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Magnetopause Kelvin-Helmholtz characteristics |
| Organisation | Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| Department | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Accurate reduction and manipulation of electron data and its interpretation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Detailed computer modelling (ISAS) and data assimilation |
| Impact | Ground-breaking paper led by Hasegawa. |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Plasma turbulence science |
| Organisation | Stony Brook University |
| Department | C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data analysis and theoretical input, exchange of ideas and scientific analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Theoretical input |
| Impact | Scientific papers |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Plasma turbulence science |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data analysis and theoretical input, exchange of ideas and scientific analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Theoretical input |
| Impact | Scientific papers |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Shock Physics |
| Organisation | University of Iowa |
| Department | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Led some research areas, supported others. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Careful treatment of electric field data |
| Impact | Several papers, e.g., Matsui et al (2008), Lefebvre et al, (2009), Sigsbee et al. (2010) |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Shock Physics |
| Organisation | University of New Hampshire |
| Department | Space Science Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Led some research areas, supported others. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Careful treatment of electric field data |
| Impact | Several papers, e.g., Matsui et al (2008), Lefebvre et al, (2009), Sigsbee et al. (2010) |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Press briefings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Numerous press briefings linked to reaearch publications and science discoveries, including appearances on national TV such as news programmes and Sky at Night interest from the press and media |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | Public lectures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | numerous public lectures given on different aspects to the groups research public interest in science interest from schools in science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | School visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | numerous talks given in schools by different members of staff schools asked for visit to Imperial schools described more interest in science following visits |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |