Acquisition of SGI Origin 2000 Parallel Computer

该核磁共振奖将用于购买现代并行处理器计算机系统，用于各种空间物理和空间天气相关主题的建模。使用该系统将研究的具体主题包括：(1)地球磁层与太阳风的全球动态相互作用，(2)磁暴期间内磁层强烈辐射的发展，以及(3)电离层中强电场和电流与共振极光弧的关联。除了作为空间物理基础研究的重要工具外，计算机还将用于训练学生使用大型现代模拟代码和并行计算技术。

This MRI award will be used to purchase a modern parallel processor computer system for use in modeling of a variety of space physics and space weather related topics. Specific topics that will be investigated using this system include: (1) the global, dynamic interaction of the Earth's magnetosphere with the solar wind, (2) the development of intense radiation in the inner magnetosphere during magnetic storms, and (3) the association of intense electric fields and currents with resonant auroral arcs in the ionosphere. In addition to being an important tool for fundamental research on space physics, the computer will be used to train students in the use of large, modern simulation codes and parallel computing techniques.