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Space Physics Phenomena

These solar system phenomena all involve the production of energetic particles and radio emissions, witha focus on collective plasma physics. They include ``individual'' phenomena as well as ``combined'' phenomena that depend on several individual phenomena. Examples of the former include the acceleration and heating of charged particles by shock waves or in magentic reconnection regions, the generation of waves and radio emissions by various mechanisms, and the development of burstiness. Examples of combined phenomena include radio emissions associated with solar activity and shocks in the interplanetary medium and outer heliosphere, since these involve both particle acceleration and generation of radiation.

Current Research Areas

  1. Wave-particle Interactions in Reconnection Regions
  2. Foreshock Radio Emissions
  3. Solar & Interplanetary Radio Bursts
  4. Outer Heliosphere
  5. Stochastic Wave Growth
  6. The Propagation of Radiation using Ray Tracing
 



Figure.
Schematic of the Earths magnetosphere showing the interaction of the Earth's atmosphere and solar wind generated from the Sun.

 

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