Maggiolo, R.; Maes, L.; Cessateur, G.; Darrouzet, F.; De Keyser, J.; Gunell, H.: The Earth's Magnetic Field Enhances Solar Energy Deposition in the Upper Atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) 127, p. e2022JA030899 (2022)
Maes, L.; Fränz, M.; McFadden, J. P.; Benna, M.: Escape of CO2+ and Other Heavy Minor Ions From the Ionosphere of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 126 (1), e2020JA028608 (2021)
Krcelic, P.; Haaland, S.; Maes, L.; Slapak, R.; Schillings, A.: Estimating the fate of oxygen ion outflow from the high-altitude cusp. Annales Geophysicae 38 (2), pp. 491 - 505 (2020)
Li, K.; Wei, Y.; Haaland, S.; Kronberg, E. A.; Rong, Z. J.; Maes, L.; Maggiolo, R.; André, M.; Nilsson, H.; Grigorenko, E.: Estimating the Kinetic Energy Budget of the Polar Wind Outflow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 123 (9), pp. 7917 - 7929 (2018)
Li, K.; Wei, Y.; André, M.; Eriksson, A.; Haaland, S.; Kronberg, E. A.; Nilsson, H.; Maes, L.; Rong, Z. J.; Wan, W. X.: Cold Ion Outflow Modulated by the Solar Wind Energy Input and Tilt of the Geomagnetic Dipole. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 122 (10), pp. 10658 - 10668 (2017)
Maes, L.; Maggiolo, R.; De Keyser, J.; André, M.; Eriksson, A. I.; Haaland, S.; Li, K.; Poedts, S.: Solar illumination control of the polar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, pp. 10468 - 10480 (2017)
Krcelic, P.; Haaland, S.; Maes, L.; Slapak, R.; Schillings, A.: Estimating the fate of oxygen ion outflow for a wide energy range. 29th Cluster workshop, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain (2019)
Fränz, M.; Dubinin, E. M.; Fan, K.; Maes, L.; Halekas, J.; McFadden, J.; Connerney, J.: Mars in the Solar Wind - Simulations and Observations. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, Geneva, Switzerland (2019)
Fränz, M.; Dubinin, E. M.; Fan, K.; Maes, L.; Halekas, J.; McFadden, J.: Mars in the Solar Wind. 21st EGU General Assembly, EGU2019, Vienna, Austria (2019)
Li, K.; Wei, Y.; Haaland, S.; Kronberg, E. A.; Rong, Z.; Maes, L.; Maggiolo, R.; Andre, M.; Nilsson, H.; Grigorenko, E.: Estimating the Kinetic Energy Budget of the Polar Wind Outflow. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2019)
The Planetary Plasma Environments group (PPE) has a strong heritage in the exploration of planetary magnetospheres and space plasma interactions throughout the solar system. It has contributed instruments to several past missions that flew-by or orbited Jupiter (Galileo, Cassini, Ulysses). The PPE participates in the JUICE mission by contributing hardware and scientific expertise to the Particle Environment Package (PEP).
Application deadline 1 October 2024. PhD projects in planetary science, solar and stellar physics, solar magnetism, heliophysics, helioseismology, asteroseismology, ...
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