Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsm11b1574v&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SM11B-1574
Physics
Plasma Physics
[7800] Space Plasma Physics, [7835] Space Plasma Physics / Magnetic Reconnection, [7851] Space Plasma Physics / Shock Waves, [7863] Space Plasma Physics / Turbulence
Scientific paper
Most of the visible universe is in the highly ionised plasma state, and most of that plasma is collision-free. Three physical phenomena are responsible for nearly all of the processes that accelerate particles, transport material and energy, and mediate flows in systems as diverse as radio galaxy jets and supernovae explosions through to solar flares and planetary magnetospheres. These processes in turn result from the coupling amongst phenomena at macroscopic fluid scales, smaller ion scales, and down to electron scales. Cross-Scale, in concert with its sister mission SCOPE (to be provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency—JAXA in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency), is dedicated to quantifying that nonlinear, time-varying coupling via the simultaneous in-situ observations of space plasmas performed by a fleet of 12 spacecraft in near-Earth orbit. Cross-Scale is currently in the Assessment Phase of ESA's Cosmic Vision.
Taylor M. G.
Vaivads Andris
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