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Benjamin L. Alterman
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PSP Observations of a Ubiquitous Suprathermal Spectrum within 1 au
ACCELERATION AND TRANSPORT OF SUPRATHERMAL AND ENERGETIC PARTICLES IN THE INNER HELIOSPHERE: OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING III POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Maher A. Dayeh, Michael J. Starkey, Radoslav Bucik...
The suprathermal (ST) particle population with energies just above the thermal solar wind (SW) energy is of significant interest in heliospheric physi...
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Defining the Middle Corona
FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS OF THE SOLAR CORONA AND INNER HELIOSPHERE IV POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Matthew J. West, Daniel B. Seaton, David Wexler, J...
The middle corona, the region roughly spanning heliocentric distances from 1.5 to 6 solar radii, encompasses almost all of the influential physical tr...
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On the Abundances and Spectra of Quiet-Time Suprathermal during Solar Cycle 23 and 24
ACCELERATION AND TRANSPORT OF SUPRATHERMAL AND ENERGETIC PARTICLES IN THE INNER HELIOSPHERE: OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING I ORAL
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 14 december 2023
Benjamin L. Alterman, Mihir I. Desai, Glenn M. Mas...
The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE)/Ultra-Low Energy Isotope Spectrometer (ULEIS) provides observations of suprathermal ions at 1AU starting in 19...
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The Trans-Heliospheric Survey: Trends in Plasma Parameters Across the Heliosphere
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HELIOPHYSICS THROUGH IN SITU OBSERVATIONS OF THE OUTER HELIOSPHERE AND THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM I POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 14 december 2023
Bennett Maruca, Ramiz A. Qudsi, Benjamin L. Alterm...
Though the solar wind is characterized by spatial and temporal variability across a wide range of scales, long-term averages of in situ measurements h...
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Interpretation of the skewness and kurtosis of the SW proton distributions observed by Solar Orbiter (PAS/SWA): Constraints on the heating and acceleration using the ‘Normal-Inverse Gaussian’ model.
FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS OF THE SOLAR CORONA AND INNER HELIOSPHERE II ORAL
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 13 december 2023
Philippe Louarn, Andrei Fedorov, Benoit Lavraud, A...
The proton populations measured by the Proton Alfa Sensor (PAS) onboard Solar Orbiter often present an heavy tail in the magnetic field direction (ske...
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Detection of Cometary Ions by SWA-HIS during Solar Orbiter's Encounter of Comet Leonard
SOLAR ORBITER: SUN–INNER HELIOSPHERE CONNECTIONS III POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 13 december 2023
Kevin Delano, Timothy J. Stubbs, Ryan M. Dewey, An...
In mid-December 2021, Solar Orbiter passed through the tail of Comet C/2021 A1, commonly known as Comet Leonard, when the spacecraft was at a distance...
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Application of Collisional Analysis to the Differential Velocity of Solar Wind Ions
ENERGY TRANSFER AND DISSIPATION IN SPACE PLASMAS: KINETIC TO GLOBAL SCALES I POSTER
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 12 december 2023
Elliot T. Johnson, Bennett Maruca, Michael McManus...
Collisional analysis combines the effects of collisional relaxation and large-scale expansion to quantify how solar wind parameters evolve as the plas...
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The Advanced Mass and Ionic Charge Composition Experiment (AMICCE)
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SPACE PLASMA II ORAL
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 12 december 2023
Frederic Allegrini, Angele Pontoni, Guy A. Grubbs,...
The Advanced Mass and Ionic Charge Composition Experiment (AMICCE) is a novel instrument with high sensitivity designed to simultaneously measure supr...
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