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)
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (Collaboration)
- University of Arizona (Collaboration)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- Israeli Cultural Institute (IKI) (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- Stony Brook University (Collaboration)
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- Boston University (Collaboration)
- University of Cologne (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
- Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (Collaboration)
- University of New Hampshire (Collaboration)
- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) (Collaboration)
- University of Toulouse (Collaboration)
- Johns Hopkins University (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Paris (Collaboration)
- Kyunghee University (Collaboration)
- University of Iowa (Collaboration)
Publications
Wei H
(2011)
Unusually strong magnetic fields in Titan's ionosphere: T42 case study
in Advances in Space Research
Rucker H
(2008)
Saturn kilometric radiation as a monitor for the solar wind?
in Advances in Space Research
Wei H
(2011)
Unusually strong magnetic fields in Titan's ionosphere: T42 case study
in Advances in Space Research
Russell C
(2008)
The magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and their lessons for the Earth
in Advances in Space Research
Owens M. J.
(2009)
The expected imprint of flux rope geometry on suprathermal electrons in magnetic clouds
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Roussos E.
(2008)
Plasma and fields in the wake of Rhea: 3-D hybrid simulation and comparison with Cassini data
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
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
Cowley S
(2008)
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
in Annales Geophysicae
Kleindienst G.
(2009)
Quasiperiodic ULF-pulsations in Saturn's magnetosphere
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Agren K.
(2007)
On magnetospheric electron impact ionisation and dynamics in Titan's ram-side and polar ionosphere - a Cassini case study
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Osman K. T.
(2009)
Multi-spacecraft measurement of anisotropic power levels and scaling in solar wind turbulence
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Kleindienst G
(2009)
Quasiperiodic ULF-pulsations in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Annales Geophysicae
Agren K
(2007)
On magnetospheric electron impact ionisation and dynamics in Titan's ram-side and polar ionosphere - a Cassini case study
in Annales Geophysicae
Roussos E
(2008)
Plasma and fields in the wake of Rhea: 3-D hybrid simulation and comparison with Cassini data
in Annales Geophysicae
Owens M
(2009)
The expected imprint of flux rope geometry on suprathermal electrons in magnetic clouds
in Annales Geophysicae
Cowley S. W. H.
(2008)
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Osman K
(2009)
Multi-spacecraft measurement of anisotropic power levels and scaling in solar wind turbulence
in Annales Geophysicae
Billingham L.
(2008)
The statistics of foreshock cavities: results of a Cluster survey
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
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
Billingham L
(2008)
The statistics of foreshock cavities: results of a Cluster survey
in Annales Geophysicae
Osman K. T.
(2007)
Multispacecraft measurement of anisotropic correlation functions in solar wind turbulence
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Cao H
(2011)
Saturn's very axisymmetric magnetic field: No detectable secular variation or tilt
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Cao H
(2011)
Saturn's very axisymmetric magnetic field: No detectable secular variation or tilt
in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Turck-Chièze S
(2008)
The DynaMICCS perspective A mission for a complete and continuous view of the Sun dedicated to magnetism, space weather and space climate
in Experimental Astronomy
Schwartz S
(2008)
Cross-scale: multi-scale coupling in space plasmas
in Experimental Astronomy
Arridge C
(2011)
Uranus Pathfinder: exploring the origins and evolution of Ice Giant planets
in Experimental Astronomy
Coustenis A
(2008)
TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission
in Experimental Astronomy
Badman S
(2013)
Bursty magnetic reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Carbary J
(2010)
Global configuration of Saturn's magnetic field derived from observations
in Geophysical Research Letters
Kopf A
(2010)
Electron beams as the source of whistler-mode auroral hiss at Saturn
in Geophysical Research Letters
Edberg N
(2010)
Electron density and temperature measurements in the cold plasma environment of Titan: Implications for atmospheric escape
in Geophysical Research Letters
Gurnett D
(2010)
A plasmapause-like density boundary at high latitudes in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Geophysical Research Letters
Badman S
(2013)
Bursty magnetic reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Bertucci C
(2007)
Structure of Titan's mid-range magnetic tail: Cassini magnetometer observations during the T9 flyby
in Geophysical Research Letters
Masters A
(2012)
The importance of plasma ß conditions for magnetic reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Badman S
(2011)
Location of Saturn's northern infrared aurora determined from Cassini VIMS images SATURN'S NORTHERN INFRARED AURORA
in Geophysical Research Letters
Wei H
(2009)
Plasma environment at Titan's orbit with Titan present and absent
in Geophysical Research Letters
Masters A
(2012)
The importance of plasma ß conditions for magnetic reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Arridge C
(2008)
Thermal electron periodicities at 20 R S in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Geophysical Research Letters
Sergis N
(2010)
Particle pressure, inertial force, and ring current density profiles in the magnetosphere of Saturn, based on Cassini measurements
in Geophysical Research Letters
Masters A
(2011)
Supercorotating return flow from reconnection in Saturn's magnetotail SUPERCOROTATING RETURN FLOW AT SATURN
in Geophysical Research Letters
Santolík O
(2011)
Intense plasma wave emissions associated with Saturn's moon Rhea PLASMA WAVES IN THE VICINITY OF RHEA
in Geophysical Research Letters
Lamy L
(2012)
Earth-based detection of Uranus' aurorae
in Geophysical Research Letters
Lamy L
(2010)
Properties of Saturn kilometric radiation measured within its source region
in Geophysical Research Letters
Saur J
(2008)
Evidence for temporal variability of Enceladus' gas jets: Modeling of Cassini observations
in Geophysical Research Letters
Burton M
(2010)
Saturn's internal planetary magnetic field
in Geophysical Research Letters
Simon S
(2007)
Hybrid simulation of Titan's magnetic field signature during the Cassini T9 flyby
in Geophysical Research Letters
Owens M
(2008)
Conservation of open solar magnetic flux and the floor in the heliospheric magnetic field
in Geophysical Research Letters
Masters A
(2008)
Cassini encounters with hot flow anomaly-like phenomena at Saturn's bow shock
in Geophysical Research Letters
Simon S
(2008)
Titan's magnetic field signature during the Cassini T34 flyby: Comparison between hybrid simulations and MAG data
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 | 04/2010 |
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 |