Ruan, P.; Wiegelmann, T.; Inhester, B.; Neukirch, T.; Solanki, S. K.; Feng, L.: A first step in reconstructing the solar corona self-consistently with a magnetohydrostatic model during solar activity minimum. Astronomy and Astrophysics 481, pp. 827 - 834 (2008)
Wiegelmann, T.; Neukirch, T.; Ruan, P.; Inhester, B.: Optimization approach for the computation of magnetohydrostatic coronal equilibria in spherical geometry. Astronomy and Astrophysics 475, pp. 701 - 706 (2007)
Ruan, P.: Magnetic field extrapolation in the solar corona and observations of a flux rope in the solar wind. Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (2009)
Analyzing the high spatial resolution solar Ca II H and K emission data obtained by the SUNRISE mission and building a model of other stars more active than the Sun
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).
First Light for Sunrise III: the first tests with real sunlight were successful. The balloon-borne solar observatory should be ready for launch at the end of May.