The plasma universe: a coherent science theme for Voyage 2050

Abstract

In review of the White Papers from the Voyage 2050 process1 and after the public presentation of a number of these papers in October 2019 in Madrid, we as White Paper lead authors have identified a coherent science theme that transcends the divisions around which the Topical Teams are structured. This note aims to highlight this synergistic science theme and to make the Topical Teams and the Voyage 2050 Senior Committee aware of the wide importance of these topics and the broad support that they have across the worldwide science community.

Metadata

Authors/Creators:

Verscharen, D.
Wicks, R.T.
Branduardi-Raymont, G.
Erdélyi, R.
Frontera, F.
Götz, C.
Guidorzi, C.
Lebouteiller, V.
Matthews, S.A.
Nicastro, F.
Rae, I.J.
Retinò, A.
Simionescu, A.
Soffitta, P.
Uttley, P.
Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.F.

© 2021 Verscharen, Wicks, Branduardi-Raymont, Erdélyi, Frontera, Götz, Guidorzi, Lebouteiller, Matthews, Nicastro, Rae, Retinò, Simionescu, Soffitta, Uttley and Wimmer-Schweingruber. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Keywords:

plasma; space physics; astrophysics; european space agency—ESA; voyage 2050

Dates:

Accepted: 17 February 2021
Published (online): 14 April 2021
Published: 14 April 2021

Institution:

The University of Sheffield

Academic Units:

The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield)

Funding Information:

Funder	Grant number
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL	ST/L006316/1
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL	ST/M000826/1
EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020	739500
EUROPEAN COMMISSION - HORIZON 2020	824135

Depositing User:

Symplectic Sheffield

Date Deposited:

21 Apr 2021 11:30

Last Modified:

21 Apr 2021 11:30

Status:

Published

Publisher:

Frontiers Media

Refereed:

Yes