Wednesday, March 06, 2024 - 3:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Morse Hall, rm 301 -OR- Zoom
<p><span><strong>Speaker: </strong></span><span><span>Speaker: Fatemeh Rahmanifard – </span></span><span>University of New Hampshire</span></p><p><span><strong>Abstract: </strong></span><span><span>In this presentation, my goal is to summarize my research projects that extend from the Galactic Cosmic Radiation in the lunar environment to the neutral atoms traveling from the interstellar medium to the inner heliosphere. The interstellar neutral (ISN) atoms are low-energetic and hard-to-detect. However, over 14 years of ISN atoms observations with the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)-Lo instrument has provided an unprecedented scientific opportunity to enhance our knowledge of the parameters that describe the state of our surrounding interstellar medium. Furthermore, the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe Lo (IMAP-Lo) instrument, which takes its heritage from IBEX-Lo, with several improvements, promises exciting opportunities to observe ISN atoms.</span></span></p><p><span><span>In this presentation, I will summarize my research projects on ISN flow observations with IBEX-Lo and how we prepare to maximize the scientific returns by IMAP-Lo. We use GCR dose rates measured by the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effect of Radiation (CRaTER) on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to examine the implications of the GCR radiation on future space explorations. Both ISN atoms and GCRs interact with solar variations. In this talk, I will show how our contemporary solar conditions limit crewed mission durations wile enhancing interstellar remote sampling.</span></span></p><p><span><em><span>Check out our upcoming <a href="https://eos.unh.edu/space-science-center/outreach/space-science-seminar-series-0">Space Science Center Seminar Series</a>, as well as view previous recordings. <br></span></em></span></p>
