ILWS Activities in Slovakia

Karel KudelaIEP SAS

Košice, Slovakia

ILWS Steering Committee and Working Group Meeting Prague, June 10–12, 2008

ILWS science in Slovakia

• Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Košice

(Department of Space Physics)– Energetic particles in space (solar, interplanetary,

magnetospheric processes) – Cosmic Rays (ground based observations) and space

weather http://neutronmonitor.ta3.sk

More at http://space.saske.sk

Based on individual activities of the Institutes of Slovak Academy of Sciences, and of the Universities

ILWS science in Slovakia

• Astronomical Institute of SAS, Tatranská Lomnica- solar outer atmosphere activity using combined space-born

satellite instruments (SOHO: SUMER, CDS, EIT;TRACE, RHESSI, STEREO) and ground-based telescopes (DOT/LaPalma, SST/LaPalma,VTT/Tenerife)

- Ground based coronographic measurements

More at http://www.astro.sk/

• Geophysical Institute of SAS, Bratislava

- Magnetospheric physics

• Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava

- cosmogenic nuclides, links of cosmic rays to environmental

studies

ILWS science in Slovakia

More at http://nccospar.saske.sk

Participation in space missions

Presently in orbit (in cooperation with other

laboratories in abroad): - Double Star (TC-2), energetic neutral atoms NUADU

Rocket experiment (HotPay2, recently, in Norway, energetic

electrons)

Data from past satellite experiments:

Interball-1, 2 and subsatellite – energetic e,p DOK exp, 1 s data (IEP SAS)

CORONAS-F – SONG (gamma and neutrons) – plots at http://space.saske.sk/projects/songm/data.php?lang=1

Future missions

• Radioastron (SPEKTR-R): - MEP-2 energetic particles (IEP SAS)

• Resonance:– DOK-R energetic particles (IEP SAS)

• Interhelios: – Solar neutrons, gamma (IEP SAS?)

• BepiColombo:– PICAM ion mass spectrometer (partial contr. IEP SAS ?)

• Solar Probe: – Solar neutrons, gamma (IEP SAS??, expression of interest)

• Cosmic Vision 2015 – 2025 proposals:Cross-Scale - Energetic particle detector (expression of interest, IEP SAS, jointly

with others?)

IHY related activities

Participating institutions Astronomical Institute of SAS, Tatranská Lomnica

Geophysical Institute of SAS, BratislavaInstitute of Experimental Physics, SAS Košice Slovak Astronomical Society

Slovak Union of Astronomers Amateurs

IHY Slovakia website http://ihy.saske.sk

Future meeting related partially to ILWS

21st European Cosmic Ray Symposium in Košice, Slovakia

9. - 12. September 2008

http://ecrs2008.saske.sk