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- | ====== Space physics | + | ====== Space Physics |
- | Space physics, or solar-terrestrial physics, deals primarily with the interaction of electric and magnetic fields with high-energy charged particles in outer space. Charged particles from the solar wind constantly ejecting from the Sun create a space plasma throughout the heliosphere. Whether we send or place spacecraft satellites or space stations anywhere in the solar system, everything has to move inside this plasma. Just as you need to know the science of the atmosphere to make airplanes that can move in the Earth' | + | |
- | Before the beginning of the space age, space physics was mainly done by observing and detecting various processes in the upper part of the Earth' | + | The main subject of space physics or solar-terrestrial physics is the interaction of electric and magnetic fields with high energy charged particles in outer space. Solar wind particles constantly ejected from the Sun create a space plasma throughout the heliosphere. Whether we send or place spacecraft, satellites or space stations anywhere in the solar system, everything has to move inside this plasma. Just as you need to know the science of the atmosphere to build an airplane that can move in the Earth' |
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+ | Before the beginning of the space age, space physics was mainly done by observing and detecting various processes in the upper part of the Earth' | ||
===== - History of Space Physics ===== | ===== - History of Space Physics ===== | ||
- | Space physics began because of human interest in two things on Earth: auroras and geomagnetism. Evidence of seeing the aurora existed long ago, but the existence of geomagnetism was not understood before the invention of the compass. There are references to Aurora in the scriptures of many nations of the world. Two and a half thousand years ago, Xenophenes of Greece defined the aurora as a ' | ||
- | ==== - Aurora and Geomagnet ==== | + | Space physics |
- | There were many superstitions and fears about Aurora. The first scientific inquiry into it began in the seventeenth century in Europe. Galileo proposed that the aurora | + | |
- | In the 18th century **Edmund Halley** hypothesized a geomagnetic relationship to the aurora. But the French philosopher de Meran disagreed with Halley, suggesting a sunspot connection with the aurora. Since then, aurora research has been closely associated with geomagnetism. | + | ==== - Aurora and Geomagnetism ==== |
- | The first allusion | + | There were many superstitions and fears about Aurora. |
- | The difference (called declination) between | + | In the 18th century Edmund **Halley** hypothesized that the aurora had a relationship with the direction of the geomagnetic field. But the French philosopher **de Mairan** disagreed with Halley, suggesting a sunspot connection with the aurora. Since then, aurora research has been closely associated with the geomagnetic field. |
- | The inclination of the geomagnetic field towards | + | The first allusion to the existence of geomagnetism |
- | Exactly in 1600 **William Gilbert' | + | The difference (called |
- | ==== - Eighteenth-Nineteenth | + | The degree to which the geomagnetic field tilts toward the ground is called the inclination. It is measured with a compass mounted on a pivot, which was probably first made in the late sixteenth century. |
- | Considerable work was done on the terrestrial part of solar-terrestrial physics by the seventeenth century, but progress on the solar part took longer. Galileo observed sunspots | + | |
+ | Exactly in 1600 William **Gilbert' | ||
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+ | Considerable work was done on the terrestrial part of solar-terrestrial physics by the seventeenth century, but progress on the solar part took longer. Galileo observed sunspots | ||
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- | The 11-year solar cycle shown in the figure above was discovered in 1851. This cycle is related to the Sun's magnetic field. For example, the Sun's magnetic field was very weak during the solar minimum that occurred between 2006-2010. One of the greatest discoveries of space physics in the 18th century was that the compass was always | + | The 11-year solar cycle shown in the figure above was discovered in 1851. This cycle is related to the Sun's magnetic field. For example, the Sun's magnetic field was very weak during the solar minimum that occurred between 2006-2010. One of the greatest discoveries of space physics in the 18th century was that the compass was constantly |
- | In the mid-eighteenth century, the geomagnetic connection with the aurora was discovered | + | In mid-eighteenth century |
- | Revolutionary changes came in the 19th century. Measuring the geomagnetic field from many places simultaneously begins with magnetometers. A good mathematical analysis of all the collected data was done by Karl Gauss of Germany. As a result, it was understood which part of the field comes from below the ground and which is generated much higher | + | Revolutionary changes came in the 19th century. Measuring the geomagnetic field from many places simultaneously begins with magnetometers. A good mathematical analysis of all the collected data was done by Karl **Gauss** of Germany. As a result, it was understood which part of the field comes from below the ground and which part is created high in the atmosphere |
- | In the middle of this century, Heinrich Schwabe of Germany discovered that the number of sunspots on the Sun's surface fluctuated in a cycle of approximately ten years, which we now call the solar cycle. Also, when magnetic observatories were installed in different British colonies, an English scientist analyzed data from different continents and realized that the Earth' | + | In the middle of this century, Heinrich |
- | One of the most amazing events in recent history happened in 1859. English amateur astronomer Richard Carrington observed a large white-light flare on the Sun's surface, at the same time a magnetic observatory in London observed a major disturbance in the Earth' | + | One of the most amazing events in recent history happened in 1859. English amateur astronomer Richard Carrington observed a large white-light flare on the Sun's surface, |
- | Almost every year there is a total solar eclipse somewhere on Earth. The outer part of the Sun and the corona are best seen during the eclipse. But the problem is that the total eclipse lasts only a few minutes which is not long enough to understand the activity on the Sun's surface. The coronal mass ejection | + | Almost every year there is a total solar eclipse somewhere on Earth. The outer part of the Sun and the corona are best seen during the eclipse. But the problem is that the total eclipse lasts only a few minutes which is not long enough to understand the activity on the Sun's surface. The Coronal Mass Ejection |
- | Another great discovery of the 19th century was that of Arctic explorer John Franklin. He realized that the aurora is not uniform all the way to the poles. Now we know that the aurora is most common in the auroral zone, an oval band encircling the pole 20-25 degrees from the magnetic pole. | + | Another great discovery of the 19th century was that of Arctic explorer John Franklin. He realized that the aurora is not uniform all the way to the poles. Now we know that the aurora is most common in the auroral zone, an oval band encircling the pole 20-25 degrees from the magnetic pole. This is best illustrated by the animation of Jupiter' |
- | JJ Thomson discovered the electron in the last decade of this century. Norwegian space physicist Kristian | + | JJ Thomson discovered the electron in the last decade of this century. Norwegian space physicist Kristian |
==== - Ionosphere ==== | ==== - Ionosphere ==== | ||
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The electrically conductive region approximately 100 km above the ground is called the ionosphere. Here the conductivity is much higher because there is less particle-to-particle collision. Scottish meteorologist Balfour Stewart' | The electrically conductive region approximately 100 km above the ground is called the ionosphere. Here the conductivity is much higher because there is less particle-to-particle collision. Scottish meteorologist Balfour Stewart' | ||
- | Electrical engineers began to contribute to this field in the early 20th century. The radio signals that Marconi sent across the Atlantic were interpreted by Kennelly and Heaviside in 1902 through the ionosphere. Two scientists in the United States measured the altitude or height of the ionosphere by sending radio signals straight up from Earth and measuring the signals that were reflected back; This method is still used. | + | Electrical engineers began to contribute to this field in the early 20th century. The radio signals that Marconi sent across the Atlantic were interpreted by Kennelly and Heaviside in 1902 through the ionosphere. Two scientists in the United States measured the altitude or height of the ionosphere by sending radio signals straight up from Earth and measuring the signals that were reflected back; This method is still used, it is called radio sounding. |
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- | The electron density in each layer of the ionosphere is different, which is detected in the reflected radio signal. Thus, three layers called DEF are found starting from approximately 60, 90 and 110 km height. | + | The electron density in each layer of the ionosphere is different, which can be measured by reflected radio signals. In this way, three regions named D, E, F have been found starting from approximately 60, 90 and 110 km height. |
- | In addition, as spectroscopy improved in the 20th century, attempts to understand the color of the aurora continued. If an oxygen molecule near the ground is excited, it collides with another molecule | + | In addition, as spectroscopy improved in the 20th century, attempts to understand the **color of the aurora** continued. If an oxygen molecule near the ground is excited |
- | In the 1880s, a type of audio wave known as a ' | + | In the 1880s, a type of audio wave known as a ' |
- | Astronomy | + | Just as there is astronomy for the study of the entire universe outside |
==== - Magnetosphere ==== | ==== - Magnetosphere ==== | ||
- | Extending far beyond the upper part of the ionosphere is our magnetosphere, | + | Extending far beyond the upper part of the ionosphere is our magnetosphere, |
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The boundary between the Earth' | The boundary between the Earth' | ||
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- | The bow shock allows | + | The bow shock changes |
==== - Solar Wind ==== | ==== - Solar Wind ==== | ||
- | The importance of the Sun's magnetic field was first well understood in 1908, when George Hale developed the solar magnetograph. The Sun's magnetic field causes particles in its wind to accelerate, and this acceleration causes our auroras. Chapman' | + | The importance of the Sun's magnetic field was first well understood in 1908, when George Hale developed the solar magnetograph. The Sun's magnetic field causes particles in its wind to accelerate, and this acceleration causes our auroras. |
- | An astronomer | + | An astronomer |
- | Accepting the solar magnetic field solves | + | Accepting the solar magnetic field also solves |
- | In the 1950s, after analyzing the effect of the solar wind on Earth, it was said that this wind spread across the solar system should not contain more than 30 electrons per cc. The density and magnetic field were first measured by the Soviet Luna mission | + | In the 1950s, after analyzing the effect of the solar wind on Earth, it was said that this wind spread across the solar system should not contain more than 30 electrons per cc. In the 1960s, |
- | A large amount | + | Large amounts |
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- | As shown in the video, the solar wind can drag some of our magnetosphere' | + | As shown in the video, the solar wind can drag some of the magnetized plasma |
==== - Interplanetary Voyage ==== | ==== - Interplanetary Voyage ==== | ||
The solar wind continues throughout the solar system until the heliopause, where the interstellar wind meets the solar wind. In between, the solar wind faces many obstacles. Each planet has a different magnetosphere. | The solar wind continues throughout the solar system until the heliopause, where the interstellar wind meets the solar wind. In between, the solar wind faces many obstacles. Each planet has a different magnetosphere. | ||
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+ | In the 1960s, humans set foot on the moon. Analysis of rocks brought back from the Moon by the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1973 revealed that the lunar crust is magnetic, while the core is conductive. But the moon has no atmosphere. The first probes sent into deep space, Mariner 2, 4 and 5, went to Mars and Venus, which have atmospheres, | ||
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+ | Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun heats the outer atmospheres of Venus and Mars to form a neutral layer, called the exosphere, which mixes with the solar wind. The pressure of the planet' | ||
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+ | In the 1970s, Mariner 10 visited Mercury and found a mini-magnetosphere, | ||
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+ | In 1990, the Ulysses mission went to Jupiter not to use the planet as a sling to go further, but to climb up under Jupiter' | ||
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+ | Not much is known about a planet on a flyby mission. Orbiters have to be placed around the planet to map it. An orbiter was sent to Jupiter in 1995, named Galileo. Currently we can also see the planet' | ||
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+ | Through various orbiters, we have learned that all four gas giant planets have advanced magnetospheres, | ||
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+ | The field that began as solar-terrestrial physics about five hundred years ago is what we now call space physics. Because we study not only the effect of the sun on the earth, but also the effect of the sun on many other planets, and many asteroids and comets in this field. And we also study the heliosphere of the Sun itself. Many of our spacecraft are now reaching the far reaches of the solar system. Just as we have destroyed the Earth in the last five hundred years by turning it into a capital building machine, we will probably destroy the entire solar system in the next five hundred years, which is sad. | ||
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