Solar Orbiter Community Project - Linking Remote and In Situ Observations Through Numerical Modelling Tools of the Solar Corona and Heliosphere.
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Abstract
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission is scheduled for launch in February 2020. It will travel to solar distances inside the orbit of Mercury and will also make unique measurements at high solar latitudes. Achieving the science goals of the missions depends critically on being able to make connections between solar phenomena and their counterparts in interplanetary space. This requires making coordinated observations between the combined set of remote sensing and in situ instruments which form the scientific payload. As a consequence, a key pre-requisite for delivery of this connections science is to ensure the correct planning of these joint observations and to establish their validity. We must be able to predict and subsequently confirm the link between the small fields of view of the remote sensing instruments and the location of the spacecraft (the in situ sensors) during each of the observing windows throughout the mission. To achieve this, it is in turn vital to establish a coherent chain of models of the magnetic field and plasma outflow structure of the solar corona and the inner heliosphere which can accurately predict the ballistic and magnetic connections of the spacecraft to locations in the corona. While several models exist, they are used predominantly in a cutting-edge research context and we are lacking development of their application into a robust, largely autonomous operational product for routine use with available feed data by the Solar Orbiter scientific community. The purpose of this project is to assist in the development of such a product, at least in part by facilitating the engagement of a significant UK community of modellers with the wider international efforts to address this problem.
Planned Impact
The summary of the impact of this project includes:
i) Contribution to realising the optimum quality of the data return from the Solar Orbiter mission. Our project will ensure that the best quality, most relevant data are returned for scientific exploitation by the UK and worldwide communities. There will be a consequence positive impact on the UK science return from the mission.
ii) Increased awareness of the goals of the Solar Orbiter mission amongst UK community members.
iii) The UKSA has made a significant investment in 4 of the 10 instruments, and UK plc is a significant beneficiary through the 300 million Euro contract awarded to AIRBUS DS, Stevenage, to build the spacecraft bus. The participation of relevant expert scientists in the fields of solar and heliospheric science in preparation work prior to launch in Feb 2020 will allow both the lead investigators and ESA planners to tune operations activities to best meet the science goals of both the mission and aspirations of the UK science community.
iii) The post-doc, researchers and students who will participate in this community project will also be in a better position to more widely disseminate information about the mission to broader audiences.
iv) Moreover, they will be potentially in a strong position, where relevant, to secure (further) post-doctoral positions in this field and thus participate directly in securing the science return from the mission after launch.
i) Contribution to realising the optimum quality of the data return from the Solar Orbiter mission. Our project will ensure that the best quality, most relevant data are returned for scientific exploitation by the UK and worldwide communities. There will be a consequence positive impact on the UK science return from the mission.
ii) Increased awareness of the goals of the Solar Orbiter mission amongst UK community members.
iii) The UKSA has made a significant investment in 4 of the 10 instruments, and UK plc is a significant beneficiary through the 300 million Euro contract awarded to AIRBUS DS, Stevenage, to build the spacecraft bus. The participation of relevant expert scientists in the fields of solar and heliospheric science in preparation work prior to launch in Feb 2020 will allow both the lead investigators and ESA planners to tune operations activities to best meet the science goals of both the mission and aspirations of the UK science community.
iii) The post-doc, researchers and students who will participate in this community project will also be in a better position to more widely disseminate information about the mission to broader audiences.
iv) Moreover, they will be potentially in a strong position, where relevant, to secure (further) post-doctoral positions in this field and thus participate directly in securing the science return from the mission after launch.
Organisations
- University College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- National Observatory of Athens (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (Collaboration)
- Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) (Collaboration)
- University of Murcia, Spain (Collaboration)
- University of Calabria (Collaboration)
- Kiel University (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
- Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology (Collaboration)
- University of New Hampshire (Collaboration)
- University of Alcalá (Collaboration)
- Predictive Science (Collaboration)
- Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) (Collaboration)
- European Space Agency (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Paris (Collaboration)
- Royal Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- Austrian Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
Publications
Nicolaou G
(2021)
Deriving the bulk properties of solar wind electrons observed by Solar Orbiter A preliminary study of electron plasma thermodynamics
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Verscharen D
(2021)
The solar wind angular-momentum flux observed during Solar Orbiter's first orbit
Kieokaew R
(2021)
Solar Orbiter observations of the Kelvin-Helmholtz waves in the solar wind
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Matteini L
(2021)
Solar Orbiter's encounter with the tail of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS): Magnetic field draping and cometary pick-up ion waves
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Stansby D
(2020)
pfsspy: A Python package for potential field source surface modelling
in Journal of Open Source Software
Badman S
(2020)
Magnetic Connectivity of the Ecliptic Plane within 0.5 au: Potential Field Source Surface Modeling of the First Parker Solar Probe Encounter
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Baker D
(2019)
Transient Inverse-FIP Plasma Composition Evolution within a Solar Flare
in The Astrophysical Journal
Stansby D
(2019)
Predicting Large-scale Coronal Structure for Parker Solar Probe Using Open Source Software
in Research Notes of the AAS
Jenkins J
(2019)
Modeling the Effect of Mass-draining on Prominence Eruptions
in The Astrophysical Journal
Moraitis K
(2019)
Relative magnetic field line helicity
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | UK reseachers were much better placed to participate in the Solar ORbiter mission after launch in Feb 2020. This has resulted, and will continue to result, in key contributions by UK scientists in the key mission goals. |
| Exploitation Route | Knowledge/expertise passed on to students who will work on data for this mission hopefully for at least the rest of the decade, until the end of the mission in 2030. |
| Sectors | Education |
| Description | This award supported UK researchers to actively participate in planning for enhancing the return from Solar Orbiter. As such many members of the community have been able to participate in the mission, the public presentation of its impacts and indeed general training to take to further careers outside the specific areas covered here. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| Description | Solar Orbiter SWA Operations Continuation 2022-25 |
| Amount | £1,456,300 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/X002152/1 |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2022 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Title | Tools for modelling the solar corona and heliosphere |
| Description | The suite of scripts employs a number of codes and software (IDL, SolarSoft, Paraview, PFSSPY, QSLsquasher) for the visualization and characterization of numerical (spherical) models of the solar corona in terms of free energy, open flux, quasi-separatrix layers, and the comparison with observational information such as EUV and white-light maps. The following material is provided: 1. A suite of scripts the analysis of coronal models (analysis_scripts_v0.1.tar.gz) 2. A document describing the step-by-step use of the scripts (Analysis_tools_v0.1.pdf) 3. The coronal model for the PSP-P1 passage generated with the magnetofrictional code DUMFRIC by A.Yeates, used as a test case (b20181105.nc) 4. A summary of the analysis of six of coronal models for the PSP-P1 (uk_solo_models.pdf) |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The suite of tools will support the analysis of spherical coronal models. The scripts were developed for the comparison of numerical models of the solar corona at the time of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) first perihelion passage (P1) within the project, and can be evolved for use with ongoing PSP and Solar Orbiter analyses. |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/solocommunityproject/ |
| Title | Analysis scripts for the comparison of numerical models of the Solar corona with data from Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe |
| Description | We developed a number of scripts for the analysis of spherical coronal models. The scripts were developed for the comparison of numerical models of the solar corona at the time of the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) first perihelion passage (P1), and for the future use with the Solar Orbiter project. The suite of scripts employs a number of codes and software (IDL, SolarSoft, Paraview, PFSSPY, QSLsquasher) for the visualization and characterization of numerical (spherical) models of the solar corona in terms of free energy, open flux, quasi-separatrix layers, and the comparison with observational information such as EUV and white-light maps. The following material is provided: 1. A suite of scripts the analysis of coronal models (analysis_scripts_v0.1.tar.gz) 2. A document describing the step-by-step use of the scripts (Analysis_tools_v0.1.pdf) 3. The coronal model for the PSP-P1 passage generated with the magnetofrictional code DUMFRIC by A.Yeates, used as a test case (b20181105.nc) 4. A summary of the analysis of six of coronal models for the PSP-P1 (uk_solo_models.pdf) |
| Type Of Material | Data analysis technique |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The work here augments the Solar Orbiter 'Connectivity tool' work undertaken by the international community under the MADAWG working group for the mission. It particularly leverages previously untapped UK expertise in this area. |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/solocommunityproject/ |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | European Space Agency |
| Department | European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Department | Laboratory for Space Science and Astrophysical Instrumentation |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | Royal Institute of Technology |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | University of Calabria |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | International ISSI Team - Unravelling Solar Wind Microphysics in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Organisation | University of Murcia, Spain |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a small team of international experts brought together after a successful proposal to the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, CH. I was invited to be part of the team in order to make 2 key contributions: i) bringing scientific expertise in the plams phsyics of the solar wind, including energy transfer mechanisms such as magnetic reconnection, turbulent dissipation down to electron scales and the effect of multiple ion populations on these processes; ii) As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The combined expertise of the team will make progress on scientific goals which include answering the following key questions: I Evolution, heating and energy transfer mechanisms in the young solar wind Which mechanisms heat and accelerate the young solar wind? What is the nature and the origin of waves and small-scale structures in this region? Does magnetic reconnection play a major role in the early stages of the solar wind? II. Radial evolution of turbulence and dissipation down to electron scales How does turbulence evolve as a function of radial distance within the heliosphere? Which are the dominant dissipation mechanisms near the solar corona vs at 1 AU? Which mechanisms are responsible for turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas? III. Multiple ion species in the solar wind and their effects at kinetic scales How does the energy partition between protons and alpha particles evolve with distance to the Sun? How can the heavy ions (including minor species) be introduced into our understanding of themicrophysical processes leading to dissipation? Which kinetic ion processes dominate the ion spectral break? |
| Impact | This team expects to produce multiple scientific publications on the various science questions relating to solar wind microphysics which will arise from this collaboration of ointerntional experts over the next few years. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Eruptive Events and Large-Scale Structure Working Group |
| Organisation | Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Eruptive Events and Large-Scale Structure Working Group |
| Organisation | Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Eruptive Events and Large-Scale Structure Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Calabria |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Eruptive Events and Large-Scale Structure Working Group |
| Organisation | University of New Hampshire |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on CMEs, CIRs, HCS and Large-Scale Structures in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Predictive Science |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter - Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on Solar Wind Origins and Connections Science to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter In situ Working Group |
| Organisation | European Space Agency |
| Department | Solar Orbiter |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This group has meet every few months over the last decade in order to discuss and plan the joint operations of the in situ group of instruments on Solar Orbiter. As a key contributor of 3 separate scientific sensors within the SWA consortium, we have been at the forefront of this activity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes members from all of the institutes that have contributed the 4 in situ instruments on Solar Orbiter. Together we have planned joint operations and produced instruments that have incorporated specific elements or capability to support those plans. Now in flight the group continues to meet to continue to plan and execute joint operations of the in situ instruments on the mission. |
| Impact | Launch of the Solar Orbiter mission with advanced plans to jointly operate the in situ instruments in order to improve the overall science return of the mission |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter In situ Working Group |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This group has meet every few months over the last decade in order to discuss and plan the joint operations of the in situ group of instruments on Solar Orbiter. As a key contributor of 3 separate scientific sensors within the SWA consortium, we have been at the forefront of this activity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes members from all of the institutes that have contributed the 4 in situ instruments on Solar Orbiter. Together we have planned joint operations and produced instruments that have incorporated specific elements or capability to support those plans. Now in flight the group continues to meet to continue to plan and execute joint operations of the in situ instruments on the mission. |
| Impact | Launch of the Solar Orbiter mission with advanced plans to jointly operate the in situ instruments in order to improve the overall science return of the mission |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter In situ Working Group |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This group has meet every few months over the last decade in order to discuss and plan the joint operations of the in situ group of instruments on Solar Orbiter. As a key contributor of 3 separate scientific sensors within the SWA consortium, we have been at the forefront of this activity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes members from all of the institutes that have contributed the 4 in situ instruments on Solar Orbiter. Together we have planned joint operations and produced instruments that have incorporated specific elements or capability to support those plans. Now in flight the group continues to meet to continue to plan and execute joint operations of the in situ instruments on the mission. |
| Impact | Launch of the Solar Orbiter mission with advanced plans to jointly operate the in situ instruments in order to improve the overall science return of the mission |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter In situ Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Alcalá |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This group has meet every few months over the last decade in order to discuss and plan the joint operations of the in situ group of instruments on Solar Orbiter. As a key contributor of 3 separate scientific sensors within the SWA consortium, we have been at the forefront of this activity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes members from all of the institutes that have contributed the 4 in situ instruments on Solar Orbiter. Together we have planned joint operations and produced instruments that have incorporated specific elements or capability to support those plans. Now in flight the group continues to meet to continue to plan and execute joint operations of the in situ instruments on the mission. |
| Impact | Launch of the Solar Orbiter mission with advanced plans to jointly operate the in situ instruments in order to improve the overall science return of the mission |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter In situ Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Kiel |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This group has meet every few months over the last decade in order to discuss and plan the joint operations of the in situ group of instruments on Solar Orbiter. As a key contributor of 3 separate scientific sensors within the SWA consortium, we have been at the forefront of this activity. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes members from all of the institutes that have contributed the 4 in situ instruments on Solar Orbiter. Together we have planned joint operations and produced instruments that have incorporated specific elements or capability to support those plans. Now in flight the group continues to meet to continue to plan and execute joint operations of the in situ instruments on the mission. |
| Impact | Launch of the Solar Orbiter mission with advanced plans to jointly operate the in situ instruments in order to improve the overall science return of the mission |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Kinetic Physics, Turbulence, Waves and Reconnection Working group |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and/or magnetic reconnection |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and magnetic reconnection to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Kinetic Physics, Turbulence, Waves and Reconnection Working group |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and/or magnetic reconnection |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and magnetic reconnection to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Kinetic Physics, Turbulence, Waves and Reconnection Working group |
| Organisation | University of Calabria |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and/or magnetic reconnection |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on plasma kinetic physics, turbulence, plasma waves, and magnetic reconnection to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Shocks and Energetic Particles Working group |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Shocks and Energetic Particles Working group |
| Organisation | National Observatory of Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Shocks and Energetic Particles Working group |
| Organisation | Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is an open scientific working group coordinated by members of the above institutes. As principal investigator group for the SWA instrument suite on Solar Orbiter, we provide a key dataset for the scientific studies initiated by this group, including high time resolution measurements of the electron, proton, alpha particle and heavy ion populations in the solar wind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The group includes representatives of other Solar Orbiter instrument teams and is open to participation from any scientists worldwide who have interest in using our data to further their interests in collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind. |
| Impact | Expect multiple scientific publications on collisionless shocks and energetic particles in the solar wind to arise from this collaboration over the next decade. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | BBC News article on Solar Orbiter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC news online article on Solar Orbiter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-51420400/living-next-to-our-dynamic-star |
| Description | BBC News article on Solar Orbiter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article for BBC news online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51420402 |
| Description | Host and LOC for the Solar Orbiter MADAWG meeting at UCL, September 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Solar Orbiter MADAWG working group aims to bring together the expertise of the international solar and heliospheric community to discuss and forward plans in mission-relevant modelling and data analysis, particularly in magnetic modeling and model validation, to increase the impact of the international efforts in preparation for Solar Orbiter operations, and to coordinate the efforts for the exploitation of the satellite observations. We at UCL hosted the international participants in the September 2019 meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://issues.cosmos.esa.int/solarorbiterwiki/display/SOSP/Modelling+and+Data+Analysis+Working+Grou... |
| Description | Interrview in Metro Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article on Solar Orbiter in the Metro newspaper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/10/british-built-solar-orbiter-spacecraft-blasts-off-historic-mission-su... |
| Description | Interview for AOL news |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article on Solar Orbiter for AOL news channels |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/02/07/spacecraft-built-to-probe-sun-a-shows-uka-s-scientific-strengt... |
| Description | Interview for BBC Radio 4 PM programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio interview for BBC Radio 4 'PM' programme on the Solar Orbiter mission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dqz5 |
| Description | Interview for MSN news |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview on Solar Orbiter on MSN News |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/spacecraft-built-to-probe-sun-shows-uks-scientific-str... |
| Description | Interview for Yahoo news |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Contributions to article on Solar orbiter for Yahoo News |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://uk.news.yahoo.com/spacecraft-built-probe-sun-shows-024546512.html |
| Description | Interview for the BBC World Service Radio |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio Interview on the Solar orbiter mission for the BBC World Service 'Newshour' Program |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172wq5575ftqfj |
| Description | Interview in the Evening Standard Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article on Solar Orbiter for the Evening Standard Newspaper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/solar-orbiter-launch-mission-sun-a4358251.html |
| Description | Interview in the Evening Standard Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article o Solar Orbiter in the Evening Standard newspaper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-spacecraft-solar-orbiter-sun-a4357916.html |
| Description | Interview in the Telegraph Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview on the Solar Orbiter mission for the Telegraph newspaper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2020/02/09/comes-sun-british-built-probe-heads-centre-solar-syst... |
| Description | Interview in the Telegraph Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article on Solar Orbiter in the Telegraph newspaper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/09/prehistoric-cave-paintings-helping-scientists-discover-s... |
| Description | Interview in the Times Newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Newspaper interview on the Solar Orbiter mission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-built-spacecraft-to-study-origin-of-solar-winds-bbsd33qxw |
| Description | Media Post on UCL News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media post on UCL news channels focussing on UCL's involvement in Solar Orbiter. We note that UKSA reports it can identify 266 media articles relating to the launch of Solar Orbiter, with an estimated reach to 50 million people in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/feb/sun-explorer-spacecraft-launches-successfully |
| Description | Multiple broadcasts on Solar Orbiter Launch on various Eurpoean and Worldwide Channels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interviews on the Solar Orbiter launch broadcast and disseminated across various european and international media channels including: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ciencia/20200208/una-sonda-se-prepara-para-observar-los-polos-del-sol-7839489 (Spain) https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/geral-51442414 (Brazil) https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/dunia-51440366 (Indonesia) https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/solar-orbiter-descola-para-capturar-os-polos-do-sol_n1204204 (Portugal) https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/radio/im-gespraech/Solar-Orbiter-gestartet-der-Sonne-ganz-nah,solar-orbiter-gestartet-der-sonne-ganz-nah-100.html (Germany) https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-in-deutschland/heute---in-deutschland-clip-5-1626.html (Germany) https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-journal/bilderbuchstart-fuer-sonnensonde-100.html (Germany) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-journal/bilderbuchstart-fuer-sonnensonde-100.html |
| Description | Organisation of the 2nd UK Solar Orbiter Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The UK Solar Orbiter Workshop brought together the expertise of the UK solar community in magnetic modelling and model validation, to increase the UK impact on the international efforts in preparation for Solar Orbiter operations, and to coordinate the UK efforts for the exploitation of the satellite observations. All members of the UK solar physics community interested in the Solar Orbiter mission goals were encouraged to attend. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/ukso-19 |
| Description | Solar Orbiter Science Briefing at ESA social media event, ESOC, Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | ESA organised a social media space event associated with the launch of Solar Orbiter. This was attended by 40 social media influencers and enthusiasts who were especially selected and invited. A member of the SWA team provided the general science briefing for the mission and discussed and answered questions on the mission with the assembled social media enthusiasts. The activity produced very extensive coverage on social media channels, and has generated many requests for follow-up information on these channels. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | TV interview for BBC News at 6 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC news interview on the Solar Orbiter Mission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f2gn |
| Description | TV interview for BBC World News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview after the launch of Solar Orbiter broadcast on BBC World News |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Talk to Ewell Astronomical Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Solar ORbiter nad its early results to the Ewell Astronomy Society. About 25 people in person, and a similar number connecting online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |