The ability to conduct multi-point measurements is a hallmark of the ESA-JAXA/Comet Interceptor mission currently in development. The mission consists of one spacecraft (A) and two probes (B1 and B2) which are expected to fly by a medium- to high-activity comet at a high relative speed (up to 70 km/s). The payload on spacecraft A and on probes...
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May 5, 2023 (v1)Conference paperUploaded on: May 7, 2023
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April 23, 2023 (v1)Conference paper
With the upcoming Comet Interceptor mission aiming for a flyby of an hitherto unknown long-period comet, we investigate the expected scale size of the plasma environment to be encountered during this mission. As the target comet is not known, and may not be known before the launch of Comet Interceptor in 2029, we do not know the expected...
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June 11, 2021 (v1)Journal article
Abstract The smallest characteristic scales, at which electron dynamics determines the plasma behaviour, are the next frontier in space and astrophysical plasma research. The analysis of astrophysical processes at these scales lies at the heart of the research theme of electron-astrophysics. Electron scales are the ultimate bottleneck for...
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2022 (v1)Journal article
In the White Paper, submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we present the importance of advancing our knowledge of plasma-neutral gas interactions, and of deepening our understanding of the partially ionized environments that are ubiquitous in the upper atmospheres of planets and moons, and elsewhere in...
Uploaded on: December 3, 2022