Fundamental astroplasma physics of the sun and heliosphere: Warwick Centre for Fusion Space and Astrophysics Rolling Grant Application
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
A quantitative understanding of the fundamental physical processes acting in the Sun's corona and solar wind is essential not only to the physics of the Sun and its connection to the Earth's environment, but it also enhances our knowledge of astrophysical plasma processes in general. For instance, the chromosphere is a natural laboratory for studying the MHD of partially ionised plasmas. Coronal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are of direct relevance to much of the dynamics such as solar flares and eruptions; coronal waves are capable of transferring energy and mechanical momentum from the convection zone into the corona and heliosphere and are associated with the development of plasma instabilities. The solar wind is accelerated to such an extent that it is in principle an MHD turbulence laboratory so that quantifying its fluctuations has direct implications for our understanding of MHD turbulence. Recently, the solar wind has also been found to be a laboratory for a kinetic range of turbulence on scales below the ion gyrofrequency on which MHD no longer holds. Understanding this kinetic range physics is also highly relevant to our understanding of how the corona is heated. Quantifying and understanding the fluctuating solar wind provides an important input into models for the propagation of cosmic rays in the heliosphere, and for magnetospheric dynamics for which the solar wind is the driver. The physics of warm dense matter is at an extreme boundary of our knowledge of plasma physics relevant to astrophysics. A quantitative understanding of these processes, closely coupled to observations, can be seen as either the means to understanding observed phenomena, such as cosmic rays, and the structure of gas giants, or as using the observed phenomena as a strong drive to understanding new fundamental plasma physics. These ideas, techniques and expertise that underpin this programme are thus of impact beyond plasma astrophysics.
Organisations
- University of Warwick (Lead Research Organisation)
- Catholic University of Louvain (Collaboration)
- International Space Science Institute (ISSI) (Collaboration)
- Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- University of Leeds (Collaboration)
- University of St Andrews (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- University of Kyoto (Collaboration)
- Russian Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- Kyunghee University (Collaboration)
Publications
Dods J
(2015)
Network analysis of geomagnetic substorms using the SuperMAG database of ground-based magnetometer stations
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Bergin A
(2020)
A E , D S T , and Their SuperMAG Counterparts: The Effect of Improved Spatial Resolution in Geomagnetic Indices
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Tindale E
(2017)
Solar Wind Plasma Parameter Variability Across Solar Cycles 23 and 24: From Turbulence to Extremes
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Tindale E
(2018)
The Dependence of Solar Wind Burst Size on Burst Duration and Its Invariance Across Solar Cycles 23 and 24
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Gogoberidze G
(2012)
Impact of measurement uncertainties on universal scaling of MHD turbulence Measurement uncertainties of MHD turbulence
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackman J
(2018)
Ground-based detection of G star superflares with NGTS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackman J
(2019)
Detection of a giant flare displaying quasi-periodic pulsations from a pre-main-sequence M star by the Next Generation Transit Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Doyle J
(2018)
Stellar flare oscillations: evidence for oscillatory reconnection and evolution of MHD modes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kiefer R
(2021)
They do change after all: 25 yr of GONG data reveal variation of p-mode energy supply rates
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Orr L
(2021)
Network community structure of substorms using SuperMAG magnetometers.
in Nature communications
Calel R
(2020)
Temperature variability implies greater economic damages from climate change.
in Nature communications
Kazakov Y
(2017)
Efficient generation of energetic ions in multi-ion plasmas by radio-frequency heating
in Nature Physics
Pratt J
(2017)
Extreme-value statistics from Lagrangian convex hull analysis for homogeneous turbulent Boussinesq convection and MHD convection
in New Journal of Physics
Ochoukov R
(2019)
Interpretation of core ion cyclotron emission driven by sub-Alfvénic beam-injected ions via magnetoacoustic cyclotron instability
in Nuclear Fusion
Litaudon X
(2017)
Overview of the JET results in support to ITER
in Nuclear Fusion
Reman B
(2019)
Interpreting observations of ion cyclotron emission from large helical device plasmas with beam-injected ion populations
in Nuclear Fusion
Blanken T
(2019)
Real-time plasma state monitoring and supervisory control on TCV
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman B
(2017)
Sub-microsecond temporal evolution of edge density during edge localized modes in KSTAR tokamak plasmas inferred from ion cyclotron emission
in Nuclear Fusion
Romanelli F
(2015)
Overview of the JET results
in Nuclear Fusion
Kirk A
(2017)
Overview of recent physics results from MAST
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman S
(2017)
The global build-up to intrinsic ELM bursts and comparison with pellet triggered ELMs seen in JET
in Nuclear Fusion
Meyer H
(2013)
Overview of physics results from MAST towards ITER/DEMO and the MAST Upgrade
in Nuclear Fusion
Ochoukov R
(2019)
Core plasma ion cyclotron emission driven by fusion-born ions
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman S
(2018)
Intrinsic ELMing in ASDEX Upgrade and global control system-plasma self-entrainment
in Nuclear Fusion
Meyer H
(2017)
Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution a
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman B
(2018)
Nonlinear wave interactions generate high-harmonic cyclotron emission from fusion-born protons during a KSTAR ELM crash
in Nuclear Fusion
Chapman SC
(2013)
On estimating local long-term climate trends.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
De Moortel I
(2012)
Magnetohydrodynamic waves and coronal seismology: an overview of recent results.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Kiyani KH
(2015)
Dissipation and heating in solar wind turbulence: from the macro to the micro and back again.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Cho IH
(2018)
Two-Dimensional Solar Wind Speeds from 6 to 26 Solar Radii in Solar Cycle 24 by Using Fourier Filtering.
in Physical review letters
Carbajal L
(2017)
Quantifying Fusion Born Ion Populations in Magnetically Confined Plasmas using Ion Cyclotron Emission.
in Physical review letters
Leonardis E
(2013)
Identification of Intermittent Multifractal Turbulence in Fully Kinetic Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection
in Physical Review Letters
Cook J
(2017)
Stimulated Emission of Fast Alfvén Waves within Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas
in Physical Review Letters
Meyrand R
(2016)
Direct Evidence of the Transition from Weak to Strong Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
in Physical Review Letters
Turner AJ
(2012)
Nonaxisymmetric anisotropy of solar wind turbulence as a direct test for models of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence.
in Physical review letters
Osman KT
(2012)
Kinetic signatures and intermittent turbulence in the solar wind plasma.
in Physical review letters
Osman KT
(2013)
Proton kinetic effects and turbulent energy cascade rate in the solar wind.
in Physical review letters
Hnat B
(2021)
Magnetic Topology of Actively Evolving and Passively Convecting Structures in the Turbulent Solar Wind.
in Physical review letters
Osman KT
(2012)
Kinetic signatures and intermittent turbulence in the solar wind plasma.
in Physical review letters
Turner AJ
(2011)
Nonaxisymmetric anisotropy of solar wind turbulence.
in Physical review letters
Wan M
(2012)
Intermittent dissipation at kinetic scales in collisionless plasma turbulence.
in Physical review letters
Osman K
(2014)
Magnetic Reconnection and Intermittent Turbulence in the Solar Wind
in Physical Review Letters
Hnat B
(2011)
Scale-free texture of the fast solar wind.
in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
Chapman S
(2018)
Control system-plasma synchronization and naturally occurring edge localized modes in a tokamak
in Physics of Plasmas
Zavershinskii D
(2019)
Formation of quasi-periodic slow magnetoacoustic wave trains by the heating/cooling misbalance
in Physics of Plasmas
Gogoberidze G
(2012)
Generation of residual energy in the turbulent solar wind
in Physics of Plasmas
Karimabadi H
(2013)
Coherent structures, intermittent turbulence, and dissipation in high-temperature plasmas
in Physics of Plasmas
Dunlop M
(2011)
Use of multi-point analysis and modelling to address cross-scale coupling in space plasmas: Lessons from Cluster
in Planetary and Space Science
| Description | please see the relevant research papers |
| Exploitation Route | please see the relevant research papers in climate change |
| Sectors | Energy Environment |
| Description | please see the relevant research papers in climate change and space weather |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | AFOSR |
| Amount | $100,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | FA9550-17-1-0054 |
| Organisation | Airforce Office of Scientific Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Fulbright-Lloyd's of London Scholarship 2017/18 |
| Amount | $60,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | US-UK Fulbright Commission |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | H2020-PROTEC-2014 |
| Amount | € 386,531 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 637302 - PROGRESS |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Nakariakov- ERC Advanced Grant "Magnetohydrodynamic Wave Diagnostics of the Solar Atmosphere in the Era of Transformative High-Resolution Observations" |
| Amount | £1,300,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 321141 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Newton-CONICYT |
| Amount | $1,438,000 (CLP) |
| Organisation | Newton Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2015 |
| End | 10/2016 |
| Description | ODIN |
| Amount | £255,110 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/I029117/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2011 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | ERC Advanced Investigator, University of Warwick, UK |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Honorary Leading Scientist, Main Astronomical Observatory at Pulkovo, Russia |
| Organisation | Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Main Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | International Scholar, Kyung Hee University, Korea |
| Organisation | Kyunghee University |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Invited PI of the Russian Academy of Sciences' and Russian Ministry of Education and Science's project "Non-stationary processes in the solar atmosphere" |
| Organisation | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research, University of Kyoto, Japan |
| Organisation | University of Kyoto |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Leader of the ISSI International Team "MHD Oscillations in the Solar Corona and Earth's Magnetosphere. |
| Organisation | International Space Science Institute (ISSI) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | . |
| Collaborator Contribution | . |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Special Guest Professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| Organisation | Catholic University of Louvain |
| Department | Institute of Mathematics and Physics |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration during 4 month visit in Leuven on topic directly related to STFC Rolling Grant work, i.e. magnetohydrodynamic waves in solar coronal structures. To date, two refereed articles published. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Host of collaboration and active partners in work. |
| Impact | Two refereed articles published to date: Verwichte, E., Van Doorsselaere, T., White, R.S. & Antolin, P.: 2013, Statistical seismology of transverse waves in the solar corona, A&A 552, A138 Verwichte, E., Van Doorsselaere, T., Foullon, C. & White R.S.: 2013, Coronal Alfven speed determination: consistency between seismology using AIA/SDO transverse loop oscillations and magnetic extrapolation, ApJ 767, 16 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | UKMHD Consortium |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Mathematics Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Warwick was a host site for one of three HPC clusters bought for the UKMHD Consortium. The Consortium is UK wide and has over 40 members in University academic groups. Warwick managed a compute resource available for the whole consortium. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Two additional HPC clusters were procured and managed for the UKMHD Consortium by the Universities of Leeds and St Andrews. |
| Impact | In total across the three HPC sites procured under this grant there have been around 200 publications resulting from work done on the UKMHD Consortium clusters. |
| Description | UKMHD Consortium |
| Organisation | University of St Andrews |
| Department | School of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Warwick was a host site for one of three HPC clusters bought for the UKMHD Consortium. The Consortium is UK wide and has over 40 members in University academic groups. Warwick managed a compute resource available for the whole consortium. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Two additional HPC clusters were procured and managed for the UKMHD Consortium by the Universities of Leeds and St Andrews. |
| Impact | In total across the three HPC sites procured under this grant there have been around 200 publications resulting from work done on the UKMHD Consortium clusters. |
| Description | Key Speaker at SolarFest, University of Warwick on topic of Space Weather |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Key speaker as part SolarFest, a multi-disciplinary outreach activity hosted by the University of Warwick |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://warwick.ac.uk/about/community/publicengagement/solar/ |
| Description | Space Weather seminar at IAU Conference Series 335 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One-hour seminar on the topic of 'Space Weather' given in Sidmouth as part of the Outreach programme of the IAU Symposium 335 "Space Weather of the Heliosphere" organised at the University of Exeter, 17-21 July 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/iaus335/education-program/lectures/ |