Space Physics

空间物理学

• 批准号: 1000228147-2011
• 负责人: Cully, Christopher
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=642836
• 关键词: Space; Physics

The space environment above our atmosphere is home to countless natural particle accelerators that drive charged particles (electrons and ions) to very high energies. Canadians have a particularly good view of two of these particle accelerators. In Northern Canada, the aurora is the beautifully visible result of one of them. Farther south, the eerie sounds of the Van Allen radiation belts echo through the Very Low Frequency radio band. My research involves using and developing satellites and ground-based instruments to probe the physical processes at work in these accelerators, and better understand how they modify the near-Earth space environment.

我们大气层上方的太空环境是无数天然粒子加速器的家园，它们将带电粒子（电子和离子）驱动到非常高的能量。加拿大人对其中两个粒子加速器有特别好的看法。在加拿大北方，极光就是其中一种美丽可见的结果。在更远的南方，货车艾伦辐射带的怪异声音通过甚低频无线电波段回荡。我的研究涉及使用和开发卫星和地面仪器来探测这些加速器中工作的物理过程，并更好地了解它们如何改变近地空间环境。