HelioSwarm: a multipoint, multiscale mission to characterize turbulence

Kristopher G Klein; Harlan Spence; Olga Alexandrova; Matthew Argall; Lev Arzamasskiy; Jay Bookbinder; Theodore Broeren; Damiano Caprioli; Anthony Case; Benjamin Chandran; Li-Jen Chen; Ivan Dors; Jonathan Eastwood; Colin Forsyth; Antoinette Galvin; Vincent Genot; Jasper Halekas; Michael Hesse; Butler Hine; Tim Horbury; Lan Jian; Justin Kasper; Matthieu Kretzschmar; Matthew Kunz; Benoit Lavraud; Olivier Le Contel; Alfred Mallet; Bennett Maruca; William Matthaeus; Jonathan Niehof; Helen O’Brien; Christopher Owen; Alessandro Retinò; Christopher Reynolds; Owen Roberts; Alexander Schekochihin; Ruth Skoug; Charles Smith; Sonya Smith; John Steinberg; Michael Stevens; Adam Szabo; Jason TenBarge; Roy Torbert; Bernard Vasquez; Daniel Verscharen; Phyllis Whittlesey; Brittany Wickizer; Gary Zank; Ellen Zweibel

doi:10.1007/s11214-023-01019-0

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HelioSwarm: a multipoint, multiscale mission to characterize turbulence

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HelioSwarm: a multipoint, multiscale mission to characterize turbulence

Kristopher G Klein, Harlan Spence, Olga Alexandrova, Matthew Argall, Lev Arzamasskiy, Jay Bookbinder, Theodore Broeren, Damiano Caprioli, Anthony Case, Benjamin Chandran, …

Space Science Reviews, Vol.219(8), 74

12/2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11214-023-01019-0

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Abstract

HelioSwarm (HS) is a NASA Medium-Class Explorer mission of the Heliophysics Division designed to explore the dynamic three-dimensional mechanisms controlling the physics of plasma turbulence, a ubiquitous process occurring in the heliosphere and in plasmas throughout the universe. This will be accomplished by making simultaneous measurements at nine spacecraft with separations spanning magnetohydrodynamic and sub-ion spatial scales in a variety of near-Earth plasmas. In this paper, we describe the scientific background for the HS investigation, the mission goals and objectives, the observatory reference trajectory and instrumentation implementation before the start of Phase B. Through multipoint, multiscale measurements, HS promises to reveal how energy is transferred across scales and boundaries in plasmas throughout the universe.

Turbulence

Space plasma

Heliophysics

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HelioSwarm

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Title: Subtitle: HelioSwarm: a multipoint, multiscale mission to characterize turbulence
Creators: Kristopher G Klein - University of Arizona
Harlan Spence - University of New Hampshire
Olga Alexandrova - Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique
Matthew Argall - University of New Hampshire
Lev Arzamasskiy - Institute for Advanced Study
Jay Bookbinder - Ames Research Center
Theodore Broeren - University of Arizona
Damiano Caprioli - University of Chicago
Anthony Case - 1366 Technologies
Benjamin Chandran - University of New Hampshire
Li-Jen Chen - Goddard Space Flight Center
Ivan Dors - University of New Hampshire
Jonathan Eastwood - Imperial College London
Colin Forsyth - University College London
Antoinette Galvin - University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Vincent Genot - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Jasper Halekas - University of Iowa
Michael Hesse - Ames Research Center
Butler Hine - Ames Research Center
Tim Horbury - Imperial College London
Lan Jian - Goddard Space Flight Center
Justin Kasper - 1366 Technologies
Matthieu Kretzschmar - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Matthew Kunz - Princeton University
Benoit Lavraud - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Olivier Le Contel - École Polytechnique
Alfred Mallet - University of California, Berkeley
Bennett Maruca - University of Delaware
William Matthaeus - University of Delaware
Jonathan Niehof - University of New Hampshire
Helen O’Brien - Imperial College London
Christopher Owen - University College London
Alessandro Retinò - Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas
Christopher Reynolds - University of Cambridge
Owen Roberts - Space Research Institute
Alexander Schekochihin - University of Oxford
Ruth Skoug - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Charles Smith - University of New Hampshire
Sonya Smith - University of New Hampshire
John Steinberg - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Michael Stevens - Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
Adam Szabo - Goddard Space Flight Center
Jason TenBarge - Princeton University
Roy Torbert - Institute for Advanced Study
Bernard Vasquez - Institute for Advanced Study
Daniel Verscharen - University College London
Phyllis Whittlesey - University of California, Berkeley
Brittany Wickizer - Ames Research Center
Gary Zank - University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ellen Zweibel - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Space Science Reviews, Vol.219(8), 74
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-023-01019-0
ISSN: 0038-6308
eISSN: 1572-9672
Grant note: We are deeply indebted to the incredible members of the HelioSwarm science, engineering, and proposal teams whose tireless efforts enabled this mission.STFC: ST/W001071/1, ST/W001004/1
We are deeply indebted to the incredible members of the HelioSwarm science, engineering, and proposal teams whose tireless efforts enabled this mission.
Language: English
Date published: 12/2023
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984792361002771

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