U.S.-Poland Research on Interstellar Neutrals and Pickup Ions in Interplanetary Space

新汉普郡大学空间科学中心的Eberhard Moebius博士、M.A.Lee博士和Philip A.Isenberg博士，以及波兰科学院空间研究中心的Daniel Rucinski博士和Stanislav Grzedzielski博士共同开展的这项美国-波兰研究项目的主要目标是，是将两个小组在日光层内星际气体相互作用方面的互补专业知识结合起来，研究星际中性和拾取离子在星际空间的分布。研究人员将启动一项协调工作，通过将中性气体分布的大规模模拟与星际拾取离子的第一个全面数据集相结合，得出星际氦的基线参数集。他们将把建模和数据集结合起来，以提供一个基础，以便最初重点放在从现场测量得出的星际参数与利用紫外线后向散射技术获得的现有遥感结果的全面比较上。这一大气科学项目通过使美国和东欧的顶尖专家能够将互补的人才结合在一起，并在相互感兴趣和能力很强的领域汇集资源，从而实现了促进科学知识的计划目标。

The primary objective of this U.S.-Poland research project between Drs. Eberhard Moebius, M.A. Lee, and Philip A. Isenberg of the Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, and Drs. Daniel Rucinski and Stanislav Grzedzielski of the Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, is to combine the complementary expertise of the two groups in the interaction of the interstellar gas within the heliospher, and study the distribution of interstellar neutrals and pickup ions in interplanetary space. The researchers will launch a coordinated effort to derive a baseline parameter set for interstellar helium by the combination of the large scale simulation of the neutral gas distribution with the first comprehensive data set of interstellar pickup ions. They will combine the modeling and the data set to provide a basis to focus initially on a comprehensive comparison of the interstellar parameters as derived from in situ measurements with the available remote sensing results with the UV backscatter technique. This project in atmospheric sciences fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading experts in the United States and Eastern Europe to combine complementary talents and pool resources in areas of strong mutual interest and competence.