Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Optical/NIR astronomy Abstract: Kinetic Inductance Detectors are a superconducting detector technology that is capable of detecting single photons in the optical/IR range, with each photon being time-tagged to a microsecond. In addition, it is possible… Read More

Could Space Weather Delay Your Train? Modelling the Impacts of Geomagnetically Induced Currents on Railway Signalling Systems Abstract: Track circuit signalling systems are widely utilised across the world, and their ability to accurately detect trains is crucial for… Read More

On the Proton Heating in Near-Earth Solar Coronal Mass Ejections Abstract: Earth-directed solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are the primary drivers of Earth’s space weather disturbances which can affect a wide range of systems-from disrupting satellite communications to… Read More

Radial Evolution of the Solar Wind Flow with Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter Abstract: Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter are providing unprecedented joint measurements of the radial evolution of the solar wind from below the Alfven… Read More

The STIX imaging concept Abstract:  The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) is the instrument on board the ESA Solar Orbiter mission dedicated to the observation of solar flares. The telescope provides key diagnostics on the temperature of the heated plasma… Read More

A sneak peek into the wonderful world of Langmuir waves Abstract: Langmuir waves are oscillations in the electron density of a plasma. They can interact resonantly with energetic particles such as solar energetic electrons and produce emission in… Read More

The Planets of Dawn Abstract: Planetary systems are assembled around young stars within the so-called “protoplanetary” disks, which are the byproduct of the formation of the star itself. Over the last decade, observations of protoplanetary disks in nearby… Read More