IMAP’s Role in Understanding Particle Injection and Energization Throughout the Heliosphere

The payload of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) includes sophisticated in situ instruments to measure solar wind plasma and magnetic fields, suprathermal and energetic particles at 1 au as well as unprecedented remote sensing instruments to observe the energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) in the outer heliosphere and the ultraviolet glow of the interstellar neutral H interacting with the three-dimensional solar wind. This unique combination of sensors on a single platform allows connections to be made between the inner and outer heliosphere to an extent never before possible. This article focuses on the scientific theme of connecting the physics of particle acceleration and transport throughout…

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  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Awards: 80NSSC22K1011, 80GSFC24M0006, 80NSSC22K0645, 80GSFC19C0027
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  Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
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  Goddard Space Flight Center

  Awards: 80NSSC22K1011, 80NSSC22K0645, 80GSFC24M0006