Sentences with phrase «space plasma»
"Space plasma" refers to a type of electrically charged gas that exists in outer space. It is made up of ions (charged particles) and free electrons, and it behaves differently than the gases we encounter on Earth. Space plasma can be found in stars, nebulas, and even in the Earth's ionosphere. Full definition
«We had no understanding of space plasma physics back then, no clue, such as when we were designing Telstar [and other early satellites].
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Now, we have these impeccably designed instruments on twin spacecraft, helping us get at really fundamental understanding of space plasma physics.
Strong expertise in space plasma physics is required.
[Space Plasma Physics, Eriksson / Wahlund / Davidsson (UU)-RSB-
To be cut from fiscal year 2006 budget: Mission: Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer (FAST) Launched: August 21, 1996 Objective: Study space plasma and Earth's aurora
Remember, also the Pioneer spacecraft travelled to this region, so there are actually four distinct data sets [about the heliopause] and a fifth one by New Horizons spacecraft, but the latter carries much more sensitive space plasma instruments and the first dust detector to operate this far out, ever.
At the University of California San Diego Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, he was Associate Development Engineer for novel space plasma flight hardware, and worked on the first Hubble space telescope service mission.
The details on how particles are accelerated and how plasma is heated at shocks in space plasmas are still unclear.
[Space Plasma Physics, Eriksson / André]
The Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), based near Dorking in Surrey, UK, seek to appoint a scientifically productive post-doctoral scientist to undertake research in the area of space plasma physics, with particular emphasis on studies which are relevant to our preparations for the upcoming ESA Solar Orbiter mission.
«It's very unusual to observe the opening minutes of a flare's life,» says Chris Nelson, of Sheffield University's Solar Physics and Space Plasma Research Centre.
[Space Plasma Physics, Vaivads / Khotyaintsev / Markidis (KTH)-RSB-
It's true that space is a vacuum, but it's an imperfect vacuum because it contains a low density of particles like clouds of interstellar dust, space plasma, and cosmic rays.
Nichols, a research associate in the Radio and Space Plasma Physics Group at the University of Leicester in England, and his colleagues reported their finding August 6 in Geophysical Research Letters.
With this first year of discovery and enhancements in operations as a cornerstone, the science teams of the Van Allen Probes (formerly named the Radiation Belt Storm Probes) are looking forward to unlocking further mysteries and advancing our knowledge of particle physics and the dynamics of space plasmas, as well as how to better protect space - based technologies like satellites.
Computer simulations of the space plasma interactions support this belief.
While this allows scientists to understand some space plasma phenomena in detail, it is difficult to get a comprehensive picture of where the particles came from and where they're going.
Another major space weather event resulted in an increase in background radiation that made it difficult for the Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms 3 (ASPERA - 3) instrument on - board Mars Express (MEX) to evaluate ion escape fluxes at Mars (Futaana et al. 2008).
Since the Hermean magnetosphere occupies a unique position in the space plasma physics scenarios, the study of Mercury's magnetospheric processes will not only provide a clear picture of the planetary magnetosphere itself but it will also broaden our field of view of space plasma physics, in general.
Shocks in space plasma are efficient particle accelerators.
Research in the department encompasses a wide variety of topics in the areas of astrophysics, solar and space plasma physics, planetary science, imaging, detector physics, cryogenics, system engineering, climate extreme and space medicine.
«These direct observations of shock ripples in a space plasma allow us to characterize the physical properties of the ripples.
The Space Plasma Physics Research Programme carries out experimental research in space plasma physics using data from instruments on satellites, and in the future also on space probes.
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[Space Plasma Physics, Vaivads / Khotyaintsev / Retino (LPP) / Yordanova / Piskunov (UU)-RSB-
[Space Plasma Physics, Wahlund / Geppert (SU) / Björnehom (UU)-RSB-
1 Solar Physics and Space Plasma Research Centre (SP 2RC), Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK e-mail: [email protected] 2 Departament de Física, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain e-mail: [email protected]
What is this space plasma modulated by?
By an increase in electric current towards the earth from its space plasma.