Strategy for Space Physics in Uppsala: Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) [Department of Astronomy

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Strategy forSpace Physics in UppsalaSwedish
Institute of Space Physics (IRF)Department of
Astronomy Space Physics (UU)Jan-Erik
Wahlundwww.irfu.se
To boldly go, to seek out new worlds....
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IRF-U Activities (not only Analysis/Publications)

• We are humans with special knowledge resources
• Experienced Team Needed for Experimental
  Activities!
• Scientists
• (development initiatives, contacts, analysis,
  databases, operations, methodology, education,
  PR, political support for science education)
• Administrators
• (management, economy)
• Engineers
• (development, electronics, mechanics, tests,
  contacts, methodology, industrial support for
  space engineering)
• Computer specialists
• (instrument S/W, DBH)
• Strategy remark
• All aspects of an experimental science group need
  be provided in a long term planning
• Ex Lennart soon near pension
• Modellers, theorists only if resources allow it

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Planetary Space Physics

• Dust-plasma physics
• Observations
• Saturn E-ring (Cassini discovery with IRF-U
  instrument!)
• Cometary environment (Rosetta)
• Jupiter dust rings (JME?)
• Modelling Currently lacking!
• How do T-Tauri accretion discs evolve?
• origin of planetary system
• Atmospheric/Ionospheric escape processes
• Observations
• Saturn Magn. - Titan ionosphere interactions
  (Cassini)
• SW - Mars ionosphere interactions
  (Solaris?/Exo-Mars?/MEMO?)
• SW - Venus ionosphere interactions (VEP?)
• Modelling Hybrid-code
• How do flowing plasma erode planetary
  atmospheres?
• Atmospheric evolution

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Planetary Space Physics (cont)

• Ionospheric organic chemistry
• Observations
• Titan ionosphere (Cassini)
• Modelling
• Earths early ionosphere
• Chirality production in ionosphere?
• Did ionospheric organic molecule production lead
  to pre-biotic chemistry?
• Origin of life (Astrobiology)

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Development of Methods Instruments(1)

• Restrictions
• Instrument Heritage (our history matters!)
• Instruments should have flown (tested) before in
  some sense
• Instrument development occurs in small steps
  (like science), usually based on earlier
  designs/methods (know how)
• Ex Analysis of current data operations often
  leads to insights on new methodology
• International Contacts must be in place
• Diplomacy, Administration, Presentations
  Travels
• Good Science Arguments/Objectives must exist (of
  course)
• The proposed instrument must be shown to meet the
  objectives/goals
• Instrument simulations/demonstrators
• examples next page ?

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Diplomacy Administration!
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Development of Methods Instruments(2)

• Science goals determine which parameters we need
  measure
• Fast Te-tracking with LP (up to 16 Hz)
• Swarm testing
• LP active chirp-technique at ion frequencies (Ti,
  ion composition)
• Perhaps Swarm testing
• New Ti-Al-N probe surfaces that stand high
  temperatures good performance
• MexRus testing, BepiColombo to Mercury
• Topside Sounder Ground Penetrating Radar
  (GPR)
• Ionospheric profiles
• Broaden to planetary sciences?
• Complement with planetary radar (EISCAT)
• Plasma Radio Tomography