Prof.
Stefaan Poedts
(KU Leuven)
04/11/2014, 11:30
Activity: GSTP
Contractor(s): KUL, BIRA-IASB, ROB, VKI, DHC, SAS
Technical Officer: Piers Jiggens
Summary:
Space weather is a highly complex multi-disciplinary field covering a range of different domains where different physics dominate. End-to-end systems of coupled space weather models are the ultimate forecast and specification tools and the basis for data assimilation. Ultimately...
Dr
Mathias Cyamukungu
(UCL/CSR)
04/11/2014, 12:15
Activity: GSTP 5.3
Contractor(s): UCL/CSR, QinetiQ Space NV, BIRA-IASB
Technical Officer: David Rodgers
Summary:
The 3DEES instrument provides high fidelity directional measurements of the energy spectra and temporal variations of energetic electrons encountered in near-Earth space. The instrument covers the electron energy ranges required as input to space weather models and...
Prof.
Esa Kallio
(Finnish Meteorological Institute)
04/11/2014, 14:00
Activity: GSP
Contractor(s): FMI, IRF, UBe, Arquimea
Technical Officer: Fabrice Cipriani
Summary:
Dust above the lunar surface has an importance both for science and for technology. Dust particles are electrically charged due to impact of the solar radiation onto the particles, and therefore, they affect the plasma above the lunar surface. Dust is also a health hazard for crewed...
Dr
Sebastien Hess
(ONERA)
04/11/2014, 14:30
Activity: GSP
Contractor(s): ONERA, Lancaster University, Leuven University, Stuttgart University
Technical Officer: Fabrice Cipriani
Summary:
The Apollo missions demonstrated that the lunar regolith, composed of very small dusts of micron to sub-micron sizes, is a potential threat to any mission on or close to the moon surface. The lunar dusts are highly adhesive due to their small...
Dr
Hervé Lamy
(BIRA), Dr
Karine Issautier
(LESIA), Prof.
Pekka Janhunen
(FMI), Dr
Petri Toivanen
(FMI)
04/11/2014, 15:30
Activity: GSP
Contractor(s): FMI, LESIA/Observatoire de Paris, BIRA
Technical Officer: Fabrice Cipriani
Summary:
Ambient space plasma can induce electrostatic noise in a linear
antenna onboard a spacecraft. The noise intensity spectrum as a function of
frequency depends on the plasma parameters. The phenomenon can be utilised for
inferring the plasma parameters if one measures...
Dr
Jean-Charles MATEO-VELEZ
(ONERA)
04/11/2014, 16:15
Activity: GSP
Contractor(s): ONERA
Technical Officer: David Rodgers
Summary:
Active electron guns or plasma emitters have been used to control spacecraft potential. The main aim of this GSP activity study was to examine whether a purely passive electron emitter could be used to control hazardous levels of spacecraft charging.
The capabilities of existing low-power active emitters and...
Ms
Martina Giraudo
(Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.a.)
05/11/2014, 09:30
Activity: TRP
Contractor(s): Thales Alenia Space (I), GSI (D), SpaceIT (CH).
Technical Officer: Alessandra Menicucci
Summary:
SPE (Solar Particle Events) and GCR (Galactic Cosmic Rays) are the two main components of the space radiation environment that pose a great risk to the human health during an interplanetary human exploration mission. While SPE fluxes can be mitigated using...
Dr
Sebastien Incerti
(CNRS)
05/11/2014, 10:15
Activity: TRP
Contractor(s): CENBG/CNRS (F, prime), G4AI (UK), INFN (I), NPI (CZ)
Technical Officer: Giovanni Santin
Summary:
Significant risks for the health of crew members induced by space radiation will be encountered in any future human mission to the Moon, Mars or asteroids. Reduction of uncertainties in understanding and modelling of biological end effects induced by space...
Dr
Peter Beck
(Seibersdorf Labor GmbH)
05/11/2014, 11:30
Activity: Strategic Initiative
Contractor(s): Seibersdorf Laboratories, Kallisto Consultancy
Technical Officer: Petteri Nieminen
Summary:
The Energetic Electrons Radiation Assessment (E2RAD) study focused on analysis of layered radiation shielding configurations targeted for the Jovian environment.
Both experimental irradiations and numerical simulations were carried out for the...
Dr
Michel Kruglanski
(BIRA-IASB)
05/11/2014, 12:15
Activity: GSTP
Contractor(s): BIRA (B), Rhea System(B)
Technical Officer: Hugh Evans
Summary:
Since 1996, BIRA has been developing the ESA SPace ENVironment Information System (SPENVIS), a World Wide Web based interface to a comprehensive set of models of the space environment. SPENVIS has been operational for almost ten years now and has an...
Dr
Daniel Heynderickx
(DH Consultancy BVBA)
05/11/2014, 14:45
Activity: INFRA
Contractor(s): DHC (B) & Kallisto (UK)
Technical Officer: Hugh Evans
Summary:
The radiation belts and plasma in the Earth’s magnetosphere pose hazards to satellite systems which restrict design and orbit options with a resultant impact on mission performance and cost. For decades the standard space environment specification used for spacecraft design has been provided...
