Context:
The solar polar regions are vital in controlling solar activity and driving space weather, but remain as the least-known mysterious territory on the Sun. The proposed Solar Polar-orbit Observatory (SPO), with an orbit of large solar inclination angle (>80 degrees) and small ellipticity, is expected to make breakthroughs on the top-level scientific objectives: to unveil the origin of the solar cycle, to determine the generation mechanism of the fast solar wind, and to characterize the global origin and heliospheric propagation of space weather processes. In order to pinpoint the scientific objectives and maximize the scientific output of the mission, ISSI-BJ has decided to organize an international forum.
The preliminary scientific objectives and tentatively selected payloads will be introduced in the planned forum. The forum will also serve as a platform to discuss how SPO observations will advance our understanding of the most important questions in solar physics. More importantly, advices and international collaborations regarding the instrument design, science preparation and synergies with other missions will also be discussed during the forum. We expect ~35 scientists from different countries to attend this forum. Besides individual presentations, lively discussions during these presentations will be strongly encouraged.
Objectives:
1. Discussing science preparation and synergies with other missions
2. Identifying key requirements of instrument design and calibration
3. Strengthening international collaboration in solar polar region explorations
Dates: 7-8 November 2024
| Chen Pengfei |
Nanjing University, China | ISSI-BJ Discipline Scientist |
| Favata Fabio |
Imperial College London, UK | Senior Advisor of ISSI-BJ Executive Director
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| Wang Linghua |
Peking University, China |
| Durgesh Tripathi |
Inter-university Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India |
| Wimmer-Schweingruber Robert F. |
Kiel University, Germany |
| Deng Yuanyong |
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Tian Hui |
Peking University, China |
