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Data archive for EDI instrument on Cluster spacecrafts: measurements and data processing Open

Mikhail Rashev, P. W. Daly · 2025

Computer science Engineering

The Electron Drift Instrument(EDI) onboard of four Cluster spacecrafts measures electric filed E in the near Earth orbit. By measuring a drift of 1keV electrons the instrument determines the value of the electric field E in the plane perpe…

Autogenous Electron Acceleration by Ion Flow Vortex in Space Plasmas Open

C. M. Liu, Jinbin Cao, Y. Y. Liu, E. A. Kronberg, X. N. Xing , et al. · 2025

Physics Philosophy

Plasma flow vortexes are ubiquitous in space and astrophysical settings and play a vital role in energy and mass transport, contributing to formation of stars and planets, launching and dissipation of astrophysical jets, and coupling betwe…

A multi-life cycle assessment of external wall insulation strategies in an Irish domestic retrofit Open

Sara Carrigan, P. W. Daly, Alberta Congeduti · 2024

Engineering Economics Philosophy

European Union (EU) policy and initiatives are driving both building renovation and the uptake of low-embodied carbon and circular design in the construction sector. The European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast (2021) intr…

Autogenous Electron Acceleration by Ion Flow Vortex in Space Plasmas Open

C. M. Liu, Jinbin Cao, Y. Y. Liu, E. A. Kronberg, X. N. Xing , et al. · 2024

Physics Computer science

Plasma flow vortexes are ubiquitous in space and astrophysical settings, and play a vital role in energy and mass transport, contributing to formation of stars and planets, launching and dissipation of astrophysical jets, and coupling betw…

The P/Giacobini-Zinner magnetotail Open

J. A. Slavin, E. J. Smith, P. W. Daly, K. R. Flammer, G. Gloeckler , et al. · 2024

Physics

On September 11, 1985 the International Cometary Explorer passed behind Comet Giacobini-Zinner with a closest approach distance of 7800 km. In agreement with Alfven's interplanetary magnetic field line draping model of cometary type I tail…

The Dynamics of Earth’s Cusp in Response to the Interplanetary Shock Open

Jie Ren, Qiugang Zong, S. Y. Fu, Huigen Yang, Zejun Hu , et al. · 2023

Physics Mathematics

The Earth’s magnetospheric cusp, a region with an off-equatorial magnetic field minimum, is an important place which directly transports plasma and energy from the solar wind into the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Its magnetic topology and…

Study of kinetic processes based on MMS/Cluster joint measurements in the vicinity of the plasma sheet boundary layer Open

O. Le Contel, Alessandro Retinò, T. Chust, K. Steinvall, Soboh Alqeeq , et al. · 2023

Physics Computer science

On 28th of August 2018 at 5:30 UT, MMS and Cluster were located in the magnetotail at about 16 earth radii (RE). They both suddenly crossed plasma interfaces. Located near the post midnight sector, Cluster transitioned from a cold plasma s…

Extending paleo-tsunami records south of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami patch, Sumatra, Indonesia: 2022 update Open

Jędrzej Majewski, Geoffrey N. Richards, P. W. Daly, Adam D. Switzer, Nazli Ismail , et al. · 2022

Geology Biology

Our team has previously built a ~7500 year tsunami history for the northern patch of the Sunda Megathrust. However, the paleo-tsunami history south of Aceh province and the 2004 rupture patch remains poorly understood. We conducted geologi…

Heavy Metal and Rock in Space: Cluster RAPID Observations Open

S. Haaland, P. W. Daly, E. Vilenius, Patrik Krcelic · 2022

Physics Computer science

Metallic and silicate ions carry essential information about the evolution of the Earth and near-Earth small bodies. Despite this, there has so far been very little focus on ions with atomic masses higher than oxygen in the terrestrial mag…

The circularity of renovation solutions for residential buildings Open

Kalle Kuusk, Michiel Ritzen, P. W. Daly, Dimitra Papadaki, Cecilia Mazzoli , et al. · 2022

Computer science Environmental science Engineering

Construction and demolition waste accounts for approximately a third of all waste generated in the EU. Adopting circularity principles to the construction processes aims to reduce waste generation. The focus of the study was on circular re…

Energetic Charged Particles in the Terrestrial Magnetosphere: Cluster/RAPID Results Open

E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, Е. Е. Григоренко, Artem Smirnov, B. Klecker , et al. · 2021

Physics Computer science

In this work, we review the results of observations by the Cluster/Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detectors (RAPID) energetic charged particle detector ( 40 keV– 1 MeV). The origin of energetic ions in the region upstream of the E…

Cluster Observations of Energetic Electron Acceleration Within Earthward Reconnection Jet and Associated Magnetic Flux Rope Open

A. Vaivads, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, Alessandro Retinò, H. S. Fu, E. A. Kronberg , et al. · 2021

Physics Engineering Materials science

We study acceleration of energetic electrons in an earthward plasma jet due to magnetic reconnection in the Earth magnetotail for one case observed by Cluster. The case has been selected based on the presence of high fluxes of energetic el…

Cluster observations of energetic electron acceleration within earthward reconnection jet and associated magnetic flux rope Open

A. Vaivads, Y. V. Khotyaintsev, Alessandro Retinò, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly , et al. · 2021

Physics Computer science Chemistry

Earth and Space Science Open Archive This work has been accepted for publication in Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics. Version of RecordESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be pre…

Energetic charged particles in the terrestrial magnetosphere: Cluster/RAPID results Open

E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, Е. Е. Григоренко, Artem Smirnov, B. Klecker , et al. · 2021

Physics Computer science

Earth and Space Science Open Archive This work has been accepted for publication in Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics. Version of RecordESSOAr is a venue for early communication or feedback before peer review. Data may be pre…

Heavy Metal and Rock in Space: Cluster RAPID Observations of Fe and Si Open

S. Haaland, P. W. Daly, E. Vilenius · 2021

Physics Computer science

Metallic and silicate ions carry essential information about the evolution of the Earth and near‐Earth small bodies. Despite this, there has so far been very little focus on ions with atomic masses higher than oxygen in the terrestrial mag…

Сomparison of ion pressure variations derived from Cluster/CODIF and the combined Cluster/CODIF&RAPID data during prolonged dipolarizations in the near Earth magnetotail Open

A. Yu. Malykhin, Е. Е. Григоренко, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly · 2020

Physics Chemistry Materials science

Usually, for the plasma pressure estimation in the plasma sheet ion observations in the energy range up to ~40 keV are used. However, the thermal part of the distribution function can pass beyond the high energy threshold of an instrument …

Suprathermal Fe in the Earth's Plasma Environment: Cluster RAPID Observations Open

S. Haaland, P. W. Daly, E. Vilenius, Patrik Krcelic, I. Dandouras · 2020

Physics Materials science Computer science

Baryonic matter in geospace is almost exclusively in a plasma state, with protons (H ) and to some extent ionized helium (He) and oxygen (O) being the dominant ion species. But also other heavier ion species and even molecular ions are pre…

Adiabatic Invariants Calculations for Cluster Mission: A Long‐Term Product for Radiation Belts Studies Open

Artem Smirnov, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, Nikita Aseev, Yuri Shprits , et al. · 2020

Physics

The Cluster mission has produced a large data set of electron flux measurements in the Earth's magnetosphere since its launch in late 2000. Electron fluxes are measured using Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detector (RAPID)/Imaging…

Acceleration of protons and heavy ions to suprathermal energies during dipolarizations in the near-Earth magnetotail Open

A. Yu. Malykhin, Е. Е. Григоренко, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, L.V. Kozak · 2019

Physics Materials science

In this work we present an analysis of the dynamics of suprathermal ions of different masses (H+, He+, O+) during prolonged dipolarizations in the near-Earth magnetotail (X>-17RE) according to Cluster/RAPID observations in 2001–2005. All d…

Acceleration of protons and heavy ions to suprathermal energies during dipolarizations in the near-Earth magnetotail Open

A. Yu. Malykhin, Е. Е. Григоренко, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, L.V. Kozak · 2019

Physics Materials science

In this work we present an analysis of the dynamics of suprathermal ions of different masses (H+, He+, O+) during prolonged dipolarizations in the near-Earth magnetotail (X > −17 RE) according to Cluster/RAPID observations in 2001–2005. Al…

Acceleration of plasma in current sheet during substorm dipolarizations in the Earth's magnetotail: Comparison of different mechanisms Open

E. I. Parkhomenko, H. V. Malova, Е. Е. Григоренко, V. Yu. Popov, Anatoly Petrukovich , et al. · 2019

Physics

International audience

Electron Intensity Measurements by the Cluster/RAPID/IES Instrument in Earth's Radiation Belts and Ring Current Open

Artem Smirnov, E. A. Kronberg, Franck Latallerie, P. W. Daly, Nikita Aseev , et al. · 2019

Physics Chemistry

The Cluster mission, launched in 2000, has produced a large database of electron flux intensity measurements in the Earth's magnetosphere by the Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detector (RAPID)/Imaging Electron Spectrometer (IES) i…

Plasma acceleration on multiscale temporal variations of electric and magnetic fields during substorm dipolarization in the Earth’s magnetotail Open

E. I. Parkhomenko, H. V. Malova, Е. Е. Григоренко, V. Yu. Popov, Anatolii A. Petrukovich , et al. · 2018

Physics Geology

Magnetic field dipolarizations are often observed in the magnetotail during substorms. These generally include three temporal scales: (1) actual dipolarization when the normal magnetic field changes during several minutes from minimum to m…

Study of hot flow anomalies using Cluster multi-spacecraft measurements Open

G. Facskó, G. Erdö́s, M. Tátrallyay, I. Dandouras, P. W. Daly · 2018

Environmental science Geology Computer science

Hot flow anomalies (HFAs) were first discovered in the early 1980s at the bow shock of the Earth. In the 1990s these features were studied, observed and simulated very intensively and many new missions focused the attention to this phenome…

Contrasting dynamics of electrons and protons in the near-Earth plasma sheet during dipolarization Open

A. Yu. Malykhin, Е. Е. Григоренко, E. A. Kronberg, R. Koleva, Natalia Ganushkina , et al. · 2018

Physics

The fortunate location of Cluster and the THEMIS P3 probe in the near-Earth plasma sheet (PS) (at X ∼ −7–−9 RE) allowed for the multipoint analysis of properties and spectra of electron and proton injections. The injections were observed d…

Contribution of energetic and heavy ions to the plasma pressure: The 27 September to 3 October 2002 storm Open

E. A. Kronberg, D. T. Welling, L. M. Kistler, C. Mouikis, P. W. Daly , et al. · 2017

Physics

Magnetospheric plasma sheet ions drift toward the Earth and populate the ring current. The ring current plasma pressure distorts the terrestrial internal magnetic field at the surface, and this disturbance strongly affects the strength of …

IMF dependence of energetic oxygen and hydrogen ion distributions in the near‐Earth magnetosphere Open

Hao Luo, E. A. Kronberg, K. Nykyri, K. J. Trattner, P. W. Daly , et al. · 2017

Physics Sociology

Energetic ion distributions in the near‐Earth plasma sheet can provide important information for understanding the entry of ions into the magnetosphere and their transportation, acceleration, and losses in the near‐Earth region. In this st…

Comparing and contrasting dispersionless injections at geosynchronous orbit during a substorm event Open

E. A. Kronberg, Е. Е. Григоренко, D. L. Turner, P. W. Daly, Y. V. Khotyaintsev , et al. · 2017

Physics Materials science

Particle injections in the magnetosphere transport electrons and ions from the magnetotail to the radiation belts. Here we consider generation mechanisms of “dispersionless” injections, namely, those with simultaneous increase of the parti…

Origin of low proton‐to‐electron temperature ratio in the Earth's plasma sheet Open

Е. Е. Григоренко, E. A. Kronberg, P. W. Daly, Natalia Ganushkina, B. Lavraud , et al. · 2016

Physics

We study the proton‐to‐electron temperature ratio ( T p / T e ) in the plasma sheet (PS) of the Earth's magnetotail using 5 years of Cluster observations (2001–2005). The PS intervals are searched within a region defined with −19 ~ 6.0. Ho…

Contamination in electron observations of the silicon detector on board Cluster/RAPID/IES instrument in Earth's radiation belts and ring current Open

E. A. Kronberg, Mikhail Rashev, P. W. Daly, Yuri Shprits, D. L. Turner , et al. · 2016

Physics Computer science

Since more than 15 years, the Cluster mission passes through Earth's radiation belts at least once every 2 days for several hours, measuring the electron intensity at energies from 30 to 400 keV. These data have previously been considered …

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