The Radio & Plasmas Waves instrument on the Solar Orbiter mission : science objectives and capabilities

M. Maksimovic (1) , S. D. Bale , Thomas Chust (2) , Vladimir Krasnosselskikh , J. Soucek , M. Steller , Stepan Stverak , A. Vaivads (3)

1 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
2 LPP - Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas
3 IRF - Swedish Institute of Space Physics [Uppsala / Kiruna]

We will review the science objectives of the Radio & Plasmas Waves (RPW) instrument on the Solar Orbiter mission. Among those the study of the connectivity between the solar corona and the inner Heliosphere as close as from 0.3 AU and the kinetic behavior of the Solar Wind are of prime importance. We present then the RPW technical capabilities which will allow in-situ and remote sensing measurements of both electrostatic and electromagnetic fields and waves in a broad frequency range, typically from a fraction of Hertz to a few tens of MHz.

Domaines: Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

M. Maksimovic, S. D. Bale, Thomas Chust, Vladimir Krasnosselskikh, J. Soucek, et al.. The Radio & Plasmas Waves instrument on the Solar Orbiter mission : science objectives and capabilities. American Astronomical Society, SPD meeting #48, Aug 2017, Portland, Oregon, United States. pp.110.05. ⟨hal-02796735⟩