InterPlanetary Scintillation IPS induced Pluripotent Stem cell iPS
What is the InterPlanetary Scintillation (IPS)? Why is the IPS a useful and powerful tool for space weather forecast?
Interplanetary Scintillation V & △ Ne
1964 Discovery of interplanetary scintillation Antony Hewish
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81.5 MHz m 2 Large aperture (high gain) antenna Short-time constant receiver
5 years later after IPS discovery IPS observations were begun in Japan.
STEL Radiotelescope Array dedicated for IPS Observations Kiso Sugadaira Fuji Toyokawa Data Solar Wind Speed Scintillation level (g-value) Frequency 327MHz Aperture Size = ~ 2000 or ~ 3400 ㎡
STEL IPS Antennas as Viewed in Google Earth Fuji IPS Telescope (FIT)Kiso IPS Telescope (KIT)
Toyokawa Observatory SWIFT
Solar Wind Imaging Facility at Toyokawa 327 MHz EW40m×NS106m
a z Fresnel filter E Radio source weight
Radio source size E weight Radio source z a
Solar wind electron distribution ★ E E Sun weight Radio source
Line of sight less weighted by Fresnel filter and lower SW density less weighted by radio source size effect and lower SW density Highest SW density
Fresnel filter z o =2πa 2 /λ Radio source a/z o >θ z o =1 AU =1.5×10 8 km λ=1 m ⇒ a=150 km θ<0.2 arcsec
after Coles (1978) IPS vs. in situ
cross-correlation functions
Heliocentric Distance (Rs)Scintillation index
It can observe the near Sun region. It has wide spatial coverage of 3D space. Interplanetary Scintillation It can observe high latitude regions. It can observe vast space in a short time. Complementary observations to spacecraft
Major issues on solar wind
Complementary to spacecraft measurements
Ulysses First and only one Solar polar orbiter
bimodal Velocity gradient NS asymmetry
V B Plasma density distribution, IPS diffraction pattern
cross-correlation functions
VLA