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Publications (9)

physics.space-ph2021

First-year ion-acoustic wave observations in the solar wind by the RPW/TDS instrument onboard Solar Orbiter

D. Píša, J. Souček, O. Santolík +21

Electric field measurements of the Time Domain Sampler (TDS) receiver, part of the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument on board Solar Orbiter, often exhibit very intense broadb…

physics.space-ph2021

Density Fluctuations Associated with Turbulence and Waves: First Observations by Solar Orbiter

Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, D. B. Graham, A. Vaivads +21

We use the plasma density based on measurements of the probe-to-spacecraft potential in combination with magnetic field measurements by MAG to study fields and density fluctuations…

physics.space-ph2021

Statistical study of electron density turbulence and ion-cyclotron waves in the inner heliosphere: Solar Orbiter observations

F. Carbone, L. Sorriso-Valvo, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev +27

The recently released spacecraft potential measured by the RPW instrument on-board Solar Orbiter has been used to estimate the solar wind electron density in the inner heliosphere.…

astro-ph.SR2021

Whistler waves observed by Solar Orbiter / RPW between 0.5 AU and 1 AU

M. Kretzschmar, T. Chust, V. Krasnoselskikh +29

The goal of our study is to detect and characterize the electromagnetic waves that can modify the electron distribution functions, with a special attention to whistler waves. We an…

astro-ph.SR2020

The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan: translating solar and heliospheric physics questions into action

I. Zouganelis, A. De Groof, A. P. Walsh +182

Solar Orbiter is the first space mission observing the solar plasma both in situ and remotely, from a close distance, in and out of the ecliptic. The ultimate goal is to understand…

physics.space-ph2021

First dust measurements with the Solar Orbiter Radio and Plasma Wave instrument

A. Zaslavsky, I. Mann, J. Soucek +20

Impacts of dust grains on spacecraft are known to produce typical impulsive signals in the voltage waveform recorded at the terminals of electric antennas. Such signals are routine…

physics.space-ph2021

Solar wind current sheets and deHoffmann-Teller analysis: First results of DC electric field measurements by Solar Orbiter

K. Steinvall, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, G. Cozzani +25

Solar Orbiter was launched on February 10, 2020 with the purpose of investigating solar and heliospheric physics using a payload of instruments designed for both remote and in-situ…

astro-ph.SR2021

Solar Orbiter/RPW antenna calibration in the radio domain and its application to type III burst observations

A. Vecchio, M. Maksimovic, V. Krupar +18

In order to allow for a comparison with the measurements from other antenna systems, the voltage power spectral density measured by the Radio and Plasma waves receiver (RPW) on boa…

physics.space-ph2021

Kinetic Electrostatic Waves and their Association with Current Structures in the Solar Wind

D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, A. Vaivads +21

A variety of kinetic waves develop in the solar wind. The relationship between these waves and larger-scale structures, such as current sheets and ongoing turbulence remain a topic…