The Interactions of Interstellar Dust with our Heliosphere
Whitepaper #327 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: outer heliosphere; fundamental space plasma theory.
by Andrew Poppe, Jamey Szalay, Mihaly Horanyi, Bruce Draine, Veerle Sterken, Merav Opher, Thomas Y. Chen, Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Ingrid Mann, Mitchell M. Shen, William T. Reach, Priscilla C. Frisch, Petr Pokorny, Xu Wang, Jeffrey Linsky, George Flynn, Casey Lisse, David Malaspina, Frank Postberg, Andrzej Czechowski, Sascha Kempf, Ethan Ayari, Zhengwei Hu, Seth Redfield, Michael Zemcov, Zoltan Sternovsky, Max Sommer, André Galli, Harald Krüger, Silvan Hunziker, and Nicolas Altobelli
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Interactions of Interstellar Dust with our Heliosphere
We describe compelling open scientific questions and research areas regarding interstellar dust (ISD) grains and their interactions with the heliosphere. Primary open questions include the physical characteristics of ISD, ISD dynamics throughout the heliosphere, and the impacts of ISD on heliospheric structures and composition. Recommendations for future multi-point ISD observations are made.
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