May 17, 2025
This 5th day of MS course was dedicated to Space-borne observation methods for energetic particles. The lectures was divided in two parts. The first was delivered by Prof. Rami Vainio from the University of Turku and introduced basic principles and detection methods...
May 15, 2025
This 4th day of the MS course focused on numerical simulations.
The problem of acceleration and transport of solar energetic particles is very complex, and has not yet been completely solved. However, there are many models used to simulate these processes. They...
May 9, 2025
Today, Prof. Alexander Afanasiev introduced us to the mechanisms of particle acceleration at the level of the Sun, with the two main sources of solar energetic particles: solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). He first spoke about the formation of coronal...
May 8, 2025
This morning, Professor Rami Vainio from the University of Turku gave us a comprehensive talk on particle transport in turbulent plasmas. He set the scene by presenting the structure of coronal and heliospheric magnetic fields, then went on to discuss the principles...
May 5, 2025
Today kicked off our intensive Master’s-level course “High-energy particles in the heliosphere”, which runs throughout May at the University of Turku in Finland. This course is produced and operated by our Horizon Europe project SPEARHEAD, and students –...
