The Importance of Radio and Plasma Wave Observations on an Interstellar Probe
Whitepaper #224 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: outer heliosphere; emerging opportunities.
by William Kurth and Stuart Bale
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Importance of Radio and Plasma Wave Observations on an Interstellar Probe
This white paper advocates for radio and plasma wave measurements in the Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) to provide accurate plasma densities and temperatures as well as remote-sensing evidence of solar transient-induced perturbations The wave observations also provide a measure of dust flux for 0.1 to ~few micron dust grains.
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