STFC Consolidated Grant transfer and extension
Lead Research Organisation:
Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Engineering and Environment
Abstract
The aims of this transferred programme from MSSL are to break new ground in the understanding of the physical processes at work in:
a) solar wind formation and propagation and evolution through the heliosphere; including the source of the solar wind and understanding which regions on the Sun control the solar wind, and in-situ dynamics of energy transport in space plasmas.
b) solar wind interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere; including solar wind physics at kinetic and large scales, reconnection, magnetospheric acceleration and transport processes and processes controlling the aurora and radiation belts
a) solar wind formation and propagation and evolution through the heliosphere; including the source of the solar wind and understanding which regions on the Sun control the solar wind, and in-situ dynamics of energy transport in space plasmas.
b) solar wind interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere; including solar wind physics at kinetic and large scales, reconnection, magnetospheric acceleration and transport processes and processes controlling the aurora and radiation belts
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Jonathan Rae (Principal Investigator) | |
| Robert Wicks (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Bercic L
(2021)
Whistler instability driven by the sunward electron deficit in the solar wind High-cadence Solar Orbiter observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Rae J
(2022)
What are the fundamental modes of energy transfer and partitioning in the coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere system?
in Experimental Astronomy
Bakrania M
(2022)
Direct Evidence of Magnetic Reconnection Onset via the Tearing Instability
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Verscharen D
(2021)
The Plasma Universe: A Coherent Science Theme for Voyage 2050
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Murphy K
(2022)
GMAG: An open-source python package for ground-based magnetometers
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Walach M
(2022)
UK magnetosphere, ionosphere and solar-terrestrial (MIST) awards taskforce: A perspective
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Chakraborty S
(2022)
Statistical investigation on equatorial pitch angle distribution of energetic electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt during CME- and CIR-driven storms
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Maruca B
(2021)
MagneToRE: Mapping the 3-D Magnetic Structure of the Solar Wind Using a Large Constellation of Nanosatellites
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Howes G
(2022)
Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Particle Energization in Space Plasmas Using On-Board Wave-Particle Correlator Instrumentation
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Turc L
(2022)
Editorial: Sources and propagation of ultra-low frequency waves in planetary magnetospheres
in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
| Description | Wolfson Visiting Professorship |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 09/2023 |