TY - JOUR
T1 - Particle energization in space plasmas
T2 - towards a multi-point, multi-scale plasma observatory
AU - Retinò, Alessandro
AU - Khotyaintsev, Yuri
AU - Le Contel, Olivier
AU - Marcucci, Maria Federica
AU - Plaschke, Ferdinand
AU - Vaivads, Andris
AU - Angelopoulos, Vassilis
AU - Blasi, Pasquale
AU - Burch, Jim
AU - De Keyser, Johan
AU - Dunlop, Malcolm
AU - Dai, Lei
AU - Eastwood, Jonathan
AU - Fu, Huishan
AU - Haaland, Stein
AU - Hoshino, Masahiro
AU - Johlander, Andreas
AU - Kepko, Larry
AU - Kucharek, Harald
AU - Lapenta, Gianni
AU - Lavraud, Benoit
AU - Malandraki, Olga
AU - Matthaeus, William
AU - McWilliams, Kathryn
AU - Petrukovich, Anatoli
AU - Pinçon, Jean Louis
AU - Saito, Yoshifumi
AU - Sorriso-Valvo, Luca
AU - Vainio, Rami
AU - Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - This White Paper outlines the importance of addressing the fundamental science theme “How are charged particles energized in space plasmas” through a future ESA mission. The White Paper presents five compelling science questions related to particle energization by shocks, reconnection, waves and turbulence, jets and their combinations. Answering these questions requires resolving scale coupling, nonlinearity, and nonstationarity, which cannot be done with existing multi-point observations. In situ measurements from a multi-point, multi-scale L-class Plasma Observatory consisting of at least seven spacecraft covering fluid, ion, and electron scales are needed. The Plasma Observatory will enable a paradigm shift in our comprehension of particle energization and space plasma physics in general, with a very important impact on solar and astrophysical plasmas. It will be the next logical step following Cluster, THEMIS, and MMS for the very large and active European space plasmas community. Being one of the cornerstone missions of the future ESA Voyage 2050 science programme, it would further strengthen the European scientific and technical leadership in this important field.
AB - This White Paper outlines the importance of addressing the fundamental science theme “How are charged particles energized in space plasmas” through a future ESA mission. The White Paper presents five compelling science questions related to particle energization by shocks, reconnection, waves and turbulence, jets and their combinations. Answering these questions requires resolving scale coupling, nonlinearity, and nonstationarity, which cannot be done with existing multi-point observations. In situ measurements from a multi-point, multi-scale L-class Plasma Observatory consisting of at least seven spacecraft covering fluid, ion, and electron scales are needed. The Plasma Observatory will enable a paradigm shift in our comprehension of particle energization and space plasma physics in general, with a very important impact on solar and astrophysical plasmas. It will be the next logical step following Cluster, THEMIS, and MMS for the very large and active European space plasmas community. Being one of the cornerstone missions of the future ESA Voyage 2050 science programme, it would further strengthen the European scientific and technical leadership in this important field.
KW - Astrophysical plasmas
KW - Heliosphere
KW - Particle energization
KW - Scale coupling
KW - Space plasmas
KW - Spacecraft constellations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85117714212
U2 - 10.1007/s10686-021-09797-7
DO - 10.1007/s10686-021-09797-7
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85117714212
SN - 0922-6435
VL - 54
SP - 427
EP - 471
JO - Experimental Astronomy
JF - Experimental Astronomy
IS - 2-3
ER -