Helium, Oxygen, Proton, and Electron (HOPE) mass spectrometer for the radiation belt storm probes mission

HO Funsten, RM Skoug, AA Guthrie… - Space Science …, 2013 - Springer
The HOPE mass spectrometer of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission (renamed
the Van Allen Probes) is designed to measure the in situ plasma ion and electron fluxes over …

Interstellar map** and acceleration probe (IMAP): A new NASA mission

DJ McComas, ER Christian, NA Schwadron, N Fox… - Space science …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Interstellar Map** and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is a revolutionary mission
that simultaneously investigates two of the most important overarching issues in …

Global observations of the interstellar interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)

DJ McComas, F Allegrini, P Bochsler, M Bzowski… - Science, 2009 - science.org
The Sun moves through the local interstellar medium, continuously emitting ionized,
supersonic solar wind plasma and carving out a cavity in interstellar space called the …

The structure of the large-scale heliosphere as seen by current models

J Kleimann, K Dialynas, F Fraternale, A Galli… - Space science …, 2022 - Springer
This review summarizes the current state of research aiming at a description of the global
heliosphere using both analytical and numerical modeling efforts, particularly in view of the …

Pick-up ions in the outer heliosheath: A possible mechanism for the interstellar boundary explorer ribbon

J Heerikhuisen, NV Pogorelov, GP Zank… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
First data from NASA's Interstellar Boundary EXplorer (IBEX) mission show a striking"
ribbon" feature of enhanced energetic neutral atom (ENA) emission. The enhancement in …

Solar cycle of imaging the global heliosphere: Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) observations from 2009–2019

DJ McComas, M Bzowski, MA Dayeh… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has operated in space for a
full solar activity cycle (Solar Cycle 24), and IBEX observations have exposed the global …

Interstellar pickup ion observations halfway to the termination shock

DJ McComas, P Swaczyna, JR Szalay… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, we extend the prior interstellar pickup ion (PUI) observations from the Solar
Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument on New Horizons out to nearly 47 au—essentially …

Local interstellar medium: six years of direct sampling by IBEX

DJ McComas, M Bzowski, SA Fuselier… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has been directly observing neutral
atoms from the local interstellar medium for the last six years (2009–2014). This paper ties …

A three-dimensional map of the heliosphere from IBEX

DB Reisenfeld, M Bzowski, HO Funsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has shown that variations in the
energetic neutral atom (ENA) flux from the outer heliosphere are associated with the solar …

Faltering steps into the galaxy: the boundary regions of the heliosphere

GP Zank - Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The interaction of the heliosphere with the local interstellar medium (LISM) results in a
complicated series of boundary regions. The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are exploring …