From The Outer Heliosphere To The Local Bubble

Author : J.L. Linsky,V.V. Izmodenov,E. Mobius,Rudolf von Steiger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441902474

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From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble by J.L. Linsky,V.V. Izmodenov,E. Mobius,Rudolf von Steiger Pdf

Knowledge about the outer heliosphere and the interstellar medium, which were long treated as two separate fields, has improved dramatically over the past 25 years as a consequence of recent developments: The discovery of interstellar pickup ions and neutral helium inside the heliosphere, the determination of the interstellar hydrogen distribution in the heliosphere obtained using backscattered solar Lyman-alpha radiation, the prediction and subsequent detection of the hydrogen wall just outside of the heliopause, the development of detailed global models for the interaction of solar wind plasma with the interstellar medium, and most recently, direct in-situ plasma and field measurements inside of the heliosheath. At the same time, our understanding of the nearby galactic environment, including the composition and dynamics of the warm gas clouds and hot gas in the local bubble, has benefited greatly from absorption-line spectroscopy using nearby stars as background sources and dynamic modeling. The present volume provides a synopsis of these developments organised into seven sections: Dominant physical processes in the termination shock and heliosheath, three-dimensional shape and structure of the dynamic heliosphere, relation of the plasmas and dust inside and outside of the heliosphere, origin and properties of the very local interstellar medium, energy and pressure equilibria in the local bubble, physical processes in the multiphase interstellar medium inside of the local bubble, and the roles that magnetic fields play in the outer heliosphere and the local bubble. The last theme is probably the most basic of all as magnetic fields play important roles in most of the phenomena discussed here. The volume concludes with four papers providing the "big picture" by looking at the time evolution of both the heliosphere and the local bubble, looking beyond the local bubble, and finally addressing the challenges in modeling the interface between the two media.

Author : Rudolf von Steiger,R. Lallement,M.A. Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400917828

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The Heliosphere in the Local Interstellar Medium by Rudolf von Steiger,R. Lallement,M.A. Lee Pdf

In summary, we can conclude that the contributions of the different ionization processes to the total ionization rate for the most abundant interstellar species are basically known. The ionization of the noble gases He and Ne is almost completely dominated by photoionization, whereas for H charge-exchange with the solar wind is most important. For other species, such as 0 and Ar, both processes contribute significantly. Electron impact ionization can typically contribute by '" 10% to the total rate in the inner Solar System. Because direct measurements of the solar EUV flux are not yet continuously available, the variation of the ionization rate over the solar cycle still contains a relatively large uncertainty. The recent measurements of pickup ion distributions and of the neutral helium gas provide an independent tool to determine the total ionization rate that can be used to cross calibrate with the results obtained for the individual ionization processes. Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to M. Allen for supplying us with new data on photoioniza tion cross-sections compiled by him. We thank also M. Gruntman for drawing our attention to and support in collecting the most recent data on charge-exchange cross-sections. D. R. was supported by grant No. 2 P03C. 004. 09 from the Com mittee for Scientific Research (Poland). This work was also supported in part through NASA contract NAS7-918, NSF Grant INT-911637, NASA Grant NAGW- 2579.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309165563

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Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics Pdf

This report is the summary of a workshop held in May 2003 by the Space Studies Board's Committee on Solar and Space Physics to synthesize understanding of the physics of the outer heliosphere and the critical role played by the local interstellar medium (LISM) and to identify directions for the further exploration of this challenging environment.

Author : P.C. Frisch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402045578

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Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth by P.C. Frisch Pdf

Written by experts who created the field, this volume explores uncharted scientific territory, with articles discussing the effect of our galactic environment on the heliosphere, planetary system and Earth. Leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.

Author : E. Marsch,H.-J. Fahr,K. Scherer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080538282

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The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers by E. Marsch,H.-J. Fahr,K. Scherer Pdf

The eleventh COSPAR colloquium The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 24-28 July, 2000, and is the second dedicated to this subject after the first one held in Warsaw, Poland in 1989. Roughly a century has passed after the first ideas by Oliver Lodge, George Francis Fitzgerald and Kristan Birkeland about particle clouds emanating from the Sun and interacting with the Earth environment. Only a few decades after the formulation of the concepts of a continuous solar corpuscular radiation by Ludwig Bierman and a solar wind by Eugene Parker, heliospheric physics has evolved into an important branch of astrophysical research. Numerous spacecraft missions have increased the knowledge about the heliosphere tremendously. Now, at the beginning of a new millenium it seems possible, by newly developed propulasion technologies to send a spacecraft beyond the boundaries of the heliosphere. Such an Interstellar Proce will start the in-situ exploration of interstellar space and, thus, can be considered as the first true astrophysical spacecraft. The year 2000 appeared to be a highly welcome occassion to review the achievements since the last COSPAR Colloquia 11 years ago, to summarize the present developments and to give new impulse for future activities in heliospheric research.

Author : Nicole Meyer-Vernet,Michel Moncuquet,Filippo Pantellini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401009041

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Physics of Space: Growth Points and Problems by Nicole Meyer-Vernet,Michel Moncuquet,Filippo Pantellini Pdf

Proceedings of the Second "Rencontres de l'observatoire", Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France

Author : I. H. Cairns,Giancarlo Genta,Klaus Scherer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Heliosphere (Astrophysics)
ISBN : UOM:39015061744911

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To the Edge of the Solar System and Beyond by I. H. Cairns,Giancarlo Genta,Klaus Scherer Pdf

Author : Barbara J. Thompson,Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy,Joseph M. Davila,Hans J. Haubold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783211991800

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Putting the "I" in IHY by Barbara J. Thompson,Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy,Joseph M. Davila,Hans J. Haubold Pdf

Putting the “I” in IHY This book is about international cooperation. It demonstrates how the power of scienti?c imagination and investigation can bring together people form all continents in almost all countries around the globe. In presenting this impressive result, we can understand, how much unifying force the quest for understanding our universe and using outer space for that purpose have. Astronomy is far away from being a “political” area of science. But is has enormous political effects – and all of these effects are positive. This book about the international aspects and achievements of the “International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007” can be regarded as a compendium of the fertile impacts of conducting research in this ?eld. The main focus, as the title implicates, is the international cooperation, which has emerged from this grassroots initiative. North and South, industrialized and developing countries have been coordinating their efforts and have been learning from each other in a mutual partnership under a joint understanding of sharing the scienti?c bene?ts. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scienti?c as well as cultural exchange took place.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309139465

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Forging the Future of Space Science by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board Pdf

From September 2007 to June 2008 the Space Studies Board conducted an international public seminar series, with each monthly talk highlighting a different topic in space and Earth science. The principal lectures from the series are compiled in Forging the Future of Space Science. The topics of these events covered the full spectrum of space and Earth science research, from global climate change, to the cosmic origins of life, to the exploration of the Moon and Mars, to the scientific research required to support human spaceflight. The prevailing messages throughout the seminar series as demonstrated by the lectures in this book are how much we have accomplished over the past 50 years, how profound are our discoveries, how much contributions from the space program affect our daily lives, and yet how much remains to be done. The age of discovery in space and Earth science is just beginning. Opportunities abound that will forever alter our destiny.

Author : K. D. Kuntz,Steven L. Snowden,Randall K. Smith
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822037791084

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The Local Bubble and Beyond II by K. D. Kuntz,Steven L. Snowden,Randall K. Smith Pdf

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21-24 April 2008

Author : Vladimir V Uchaikin,Renat T Sibatov
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813225442

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Fractional Kinetics In Space: Anomalous Transport Models by Vladimir V Uchaikin,Renat T Sibatov Pdf

This book is first of its kind describing a new direction in modeling processes taking place in interplanetary and interstellar space (magnetic fields, plasma, cosmic rays, etc.). This method is based on a special mathematical analysis — fractional calculus. The reader will find in this book clear physical explanation of the fractional approach and will become familiar with basic rules in this calculus and main results obtained in frame of this approach. In spite of its profound subject, the book is not overloaded by mathematical details. It contains many illustrations, rich citation and remains accessible to a wide circle of physicists.This book is addressed to graduate and postgraduate students, young and mature researchers specializing in applications of fractional calculus, astrophysics, solar-terrestrial science and physics of cosmic rays.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309262774

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Solar and Space Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) Pdf

From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun's influence wanes, advances during the past decade in space physics and solar physics-the disciplines NASA refers to as heliophysics-have yielded spectacular insights into the phenomena that affect our home in space. Solar and Space Physics, from the National Research Council's (NRC's) Committee for a Decadal Strategy in Solar and Space Physics, is the second NRC decadal survey in heliophysics. Building on the research accomplishments realized during the past decade, the report presents a program of basic and applied research for the period 2013-2022 that will improve scientific understanding of the mechanisms that drive the Sun's activity and the fundamental physical processes underlying near-Earth plasma dynamics, determine the physical interactions of Earth's atmospheric layers in the context of the connected Sun-Earth system, and enhance greatly the capability to provide realistic and specific forecasts of Earth's space environment that will better serve the needs of society. Although the recommended program is directed primarily at NASA and the National Science Foundation for action, the report also recommends actions by other federal agencies, especially the parts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charged with the day-to-day (operational) forecast of space weather. In addition to the recommendations included in this summary, related recommendations are presented in this report.

Author : Mario Livio,I. Neill Reid,William B. Sparks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139442147

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Astrophysics of Life by Mario Livio,I. Neill Reid,William B. Sparks Pdf

Astrobiology is one of the hottest areas of current research, reflecting not only impressive advances in the understanding of the origin of life but also the discovery of over 100 extrasolar planets in recent years. This volume is based on a meeting held in 2002 at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which aimed to lay the astrophysical groundwork for locating habitable places in the Universe. Written by leading scientists in the field, it covers a range of topics relevant to the search for life in the Universe, including: cosmology and its implications for the emergence of life, the habitable zone in the Milky Way Galaxy, the formation of stars and planets, the study of interstellar and interplanetary matter, searches for extrasolar planets, the synthesis of organic material in space, and spectroscopic signatures that could be used to detect life. This is an invaluable resource for both professional researchers and graduate students.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781490108612

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Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Planetary Science. The editors have built Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Planetary Science in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : J.A. Bleeker,Johannes Geiss,M. Huber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1819 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401003209

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The Century of Space Science by J.A. Bleeker,Johannes Geiss,M. Huber Pdf

One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers and key players involved are still available to describe their field. Hence, at this point in history we are in a unique position to gain first-hand insight into the field and its development. To this end, The Century of Space Science, a scholarly, authoritative, reference book presents a chapter-by-chapter retrospective of space science as studied in the 20th century. The level is academic and focuses on key discoveries, how these were arrived at, their scientific consequences and how these discoveries advanced the thoughts of the key players involved. With over 90 world-class contributors, such as James Van Allen, Cornelis de Jager, Eugene Parker, Reimar Lüst, and Ernst Stuhlinger, and with a Foreword by Lodewijk Woltjer (past ESO Director General), this book will be immensely useful to readers in the fields of space science, astronomy, and the history of science. Both academic institutions and researchers will find that this major reference work makes an invaluable addition to their collection.