• Detection of meteoroid hypervelocity impacts on the Cluster spacecraft: First results 

      Vaverka, Jakub; Pellinen-Wannberg, Asta; Kero, Johan; Mann, Ingrid; De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Norberg, Carol; Pitkaenen, Timo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-29)
      We present the first study of dust impact events on one of the Earth‐orbiting Cluster satellites. The events were identified in the measurements of the wide band data (WBD) instrument on board the satellite operating in monopole configuration. Since 2009 the instrument is operating in this configuration due to the loss of three electric probes and is therefore measuring the potential between the ...
    • Energy conversion in cometary atmospheres - Hybrid modeling of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 

      Lindkvist, Jesper; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; Nilsson, Hans; Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Kallio, Esa; Mann, Ingrid; Pitkänen, Timo; Karlsson, Tomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-21)
      <i>Aims</i>: We wish to investigate the energy conversion between particles and electromagnetic fields and determine the location where it occurs in the plasma environment of comets.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We used a hybrid plasma model that included photoionization, and we considered two cases of the solar extreme ultraviolet flux. Other parameters corresponded to the conditions of comet ...