Space Science and Engineering Division

2009

Allegrini, F., M.I. Desai, R. Livi, S.A. Livi, D.J. McComas, A. Posner, and B. Randol. The Advanced Mass and Ionic Charge Composition Experiment (AMICCE). Presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, April 2009. 

Alquiza, J.E., P.W. Valek, D.J. McComas, J. Goldstein, J.A. Redfern, and M. Gruntman. Determining the ENA Composition from TWINS Flight Data: A Data-Analysis Technique. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Barth, E.L., S.C. Rafkin, and W.M. Farrell. The Electrodynamics of Mars Dust Disturbances. Presented at the Mars Dust Cycle Workshop, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, September 2009. 

Barth, E.L. Cloud Formation over Mountain Ranges on Titan. Presented at the European Geophysical Union (EGU) Spring Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 2009. 

Barth, E.L. Convective Clouds on Titan. Presented at the European Planetary Science Conference (EPSC), Potsdam, Germany, August 2009. 

Brandt, P.C., D. Bazell, A.T. Lui, P.W. Valek, E.C. Roelof, T.S. Sotirelis, and D.J. McComas. Analysis and Validation of Global Ring Current Observations by TWINS. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Breslof, M.J. Financial Issues for Cost Reimbursement and Fixed Price Agreements. Presented at the Society of Research Administrators International (SRA) Western Regional Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2009. 

Breslof, M.J. Government Contracts, a Contracting Officer’s Perspective vs. the Recipient. Presented at the Society of Research Administrators International (SRA) Western Regional Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2009. 

Broiles, T.W., M.I. Desai, H.A. Elliott, and D.J. McComas. Three-Dimensional Structures of CIRs Over the Past Two Solar Cycles. Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, August 2009. 

Buzulukova, N., M. Fok, D.J. McComas, P. Brandt, J. Goldstein, P.W. Valek, and J. Alquiza. First Stereoscopic Views of the Ring Current from TWINS Energetic Neutral Atoms Imagers. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Canup, R.C. Formation of Terrestrial Planets. Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, February 2009. 

Chaufray, J.Y., K.D. Retherford, G.R. Gladstone, D.M. Hurley, and R.R. Hodges. Lunar Argon Cycle Modeling. Presented at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting, Tempe, Arizona, June 2009. 

Clark, G.B., M.E. O’Neill, E. Möbius, M. Bzowski, S. Fuselier, M. Granoff, D. Heirtzler, M. Hlond, H. Kucharek, S. Longworth, D.J. McComas, N.A. Schwadron, and M. Widholm. Analysis of the Diffuse Background Components Towards Efficient Use of the IBEX-Lo Star Sensor for the Interstellar Flow Direction Determination. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Cohen, C.M.S., G.M. Mason, R.A. Mewaldt, E.E. Chollet, E.R. Christian, A.C. Cummings, M.I. Desai, A.W. Labrador, R.A. Leske, E.C. Stone, T.T. von Rosenvinge, and M.E. Wiedenbeck. Time-Dependent Composition in the December 2006 SEP Events. Presented at the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lódz, Poland, July 2009. 

Davis, M.W., G.R. Gladstone, T.K. Greathouse, K.D. Retherford, M.H. Versteeg, and R.K. Black. Radiometric Performance Results of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LRO/LAMP) Imaging Spectrograph. Presented at the 2009 SPIE Optics + Photonics Exhibition 2009, San Diego, California, August 2009. 

Desai, M.I., F. Allegrini, R. Livi, S.A. Livi, D.J. McComas, B. Randol, and G.M. Mason. The Entrance System for an Advanced Mass and Ionic Charge Composition Experiment (AMICCE) for Heliospheric Missions. Presented at the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lódz, Poland, July 2009. 

Desai, M.I., G.M. Mason, R. Müller-Mellin, A. Korth, U. Mall, J.R. Dwyer, and T.T. von Rosenvinge. The Spatial Distribution of Upstream Ion Events from the Earth’s Bow Shock Measured by ACE, Wind and STEREO. Presented at the 3rd STEREO—Science Working Group Meeting, Pasadena, California, February 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, C.W. Smith, M.A. Lee, and G.M. Mason. Origin of Supra-thermal Ions Near 1 AU. Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, August 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, F. Allegrini, G. Li, G.M. Mason, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, and M.A. Popecki. Solar Cycle Variations of Quiet-time Suprathermal and CME-shock Accelerated Ions. Presented at the STEREO-3/SoHO-22 Workshop, Bournemouth, England, April 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, F. Allegrini, and G.M. Mason. Origin of Quiet-time Suprathermal Ions Near 1 AU. Presented at the STEREO-3/SoHO-22 Workshop: Three Eyes on the Sun, Bournemouth, England, April 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, F. Allegrini, and G.M. Mason. Origin of Quiet-time Suprathermal Ions Near 1 AU. Presented at the Solar Wind 12 Conference, St. Malo, France, June 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, F. Allegrini, and G.M. Mason. Solar Cycle Variations of Quiet-time Suprathermal and CME-shock Accelerated Ions. Presented at the 8th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, Shock Waves in Space and Astrophysical Environments, Big Island, Hawaii, May 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, and G.M. Mason. Origin of Suprathermal Ions Near 1 AU. Presented at the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lódz, Poland, July 2009. 

Desai, M.I., M.A. Dayeh, and G.M. Mason. Origin of Suprathermal Ions Near 1 AU. Presented at the 'Tails and ACRs' International Space Science Institute (ISSI) International Team, Bern, Switzerland, August 2009. 

Ebert, R.W., D.J. McComas, F. Bagenal, H.A. Elliott, and P.W. Valek. Low Energy (<7.5 keV/Q) Plasma Observations in the ~150 – 2550 RJ Region of Jupiter’s Magnetotail. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Elliott, H.A., D.J. McComas, R.W. Ebert, B.E. Goldstein, J.T. Gosling, N.A. Schwadron, and R.M. Skoug. Ulysses Observations of Weaker Solar Wind in Cycle 23. Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, August 2009. 

Elliott, H.A., D.J. McComas, and W.H. Matthaeus. Solar Wind Speed and Temperature Relationship. Presented at the 12th International Solar Wind Conference, Saint-Malo, France, June 2009. 

Feldman, P.D., H.A. Weaver, K.D. Retherford, G.R. Gladstone, D.F. Strobel, and S.A. Stern. Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Observations of Jovian Aurora at the Time of the New Horizons Flyby. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Fenton, L.F. and T.I. Michaels. Characterizing the Sensitivity of Daytime Turbulent Activity on Mars with the MRAMS LES. Presented at the Mars Dust Cycle Workshop, Moffett Field, California, September 2009. 

Fok, M., N. Buzulukova, D.J. McComas, P. Brandt, J. Goldstein, P.W. Valek, and J. Alquiza. The Role of Plasma Sheet Conditions in Ring Current Formation and Energetic Neutral Atom Emissions: TWINS Results and CRCM Comparison. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Frahm, R.A., J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, F. Duru, D.A. Gurnett, R. Lundin, A.J. Coates, S.M.E. Tsang, M. Delva, and T.L. Zhang. An Interaction Region Near the Top of the Ionosphere Observed at Mars and Venus. Presented at the EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Gladstone, G.R. and K.D. Retherford. The Lunar Atmosphere and Its Study by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Presented at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting, Tempe, Arizona, June 2009. 

Goldstein, J., P.W. Valek, J.A. Redfern, J.D. Perez, and D.J. McComas. Geomagnetic Activity and Directional Dependencies of Low Altitude Energetic Neutral Atom Intensities. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Gosling, J.T., D.J. McComas, D.A. Roberts, and R.M. Skoug. A One-Sided Aspect of Alfvenic Fluctuations in the Solar Wind. Presented at the 12th International Solar Wind Conference, Saint-Malo, France, June 2009. 

Gosling, J.T., W.L. Teh, D.J. McComas, D.A. Roberts, and R.M. Skoug. The Underlying Magnetic Field Direction in the Presence of Large-Amplitude Alfvenic Fluctuations in the Solar Wind. Presented at the 12th International Solar Wind Conference, Saint-Malo, France, June 2009. 

Hamilton, V.E. and S.W. Ruff. Mini-TES Spectra of Mazatzal and other Adirondack-class Basalts in Gusev Crater, Mars: Spectral/Mineralogical Evidence for Alteration. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2009. 

Kozarev, K., M.A. Dayeh, N.A. Schwadron, L. Townsend, and M.I. Desai. Modeling SEP Fluxes and the Radiation Environment in the Inner Heliosphere with EMMREM. Presented at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2009. 

Mason, G.M., M.I. Desai, and R.A. Leske. New Observations of CIRs. Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, August 2009. 

Mason, G.M., M.I. Desai, U. Mall, A. Korth, R. Bucik, T.T. von Rosenvinge, and K.D. Simunac. CIR Observations at 1 AU from STEREO, Wind and ACE. Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, August 2009. 

McComas, D.J. and J. Goldstein. Two Wide-Angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers (TWINS) NASA Mission-of-Opportunity – Overview, Initial Results, and Collaborative Opportunities. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

McComas, D.J. Exploring the Boundaries of Our Heliosphere: The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) and Solar Probe. Presented at and published in the Conference Proceedings, Future Perspectives of Space Plasma & Particle Instrumentation & International Collaborations, pp. 223-227, 2009. 

McComas, D.J. First Results from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Presented at the 12th International Solar Wind Conference, Saint-Malo, France, June 2009. 

McComas, D.J. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) —In Space and Observing ENAs. Presented at the Voyagers in the Heliosheath: Observations, Models, and Plasma Physics Conference, Kauai, Hawaii, January 2009. 

McDowell, M.L., V.E. Hamilton, S. Cady, and P. Knauth. Thermal Infrared and Visible to Near-Infrared Spectral Analysis of Chert and Amorphous Silica. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2009. 

Michaels, T.I. In Search of More Realistic Model Parameterizations of Aeolian Processes on Mars. Presented at the Mars Dust Cycle Workshop, Moffett Field, California, September 2009. 

Monreal, R.M., C. Carmichael, G. Swift, C. Tseng, G. Allen, J. Trevino, and G. Madias. Interaction of Ionized Particles with Advanced Signal Processing Devices in Field Programmable Gate Arrays and Development of Mitigation Techniques. Presented at the 2009 Military and Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices (MAPLD) Conference, Greenbelt, Maryland, September 2009. 

Ni, Q. and S. Chen. The Characterization and Comparison of Human Cortical Bone and Teeth Structural Changes by Low Field NMR. Presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, California, June 2009. 

O’Neill, M.E., G.B. Clark, E. Möbius, M. Bzowski, S. Fuselier, M. Granoff, D. Heirtzler, M. Hlond, H. Kucharek, S. Longworth, D.J. McComas, N.A. Schwadron, and M. Widholm. Precision Pointing in the Sky for IBEX Interstellar Flow Observations – Use of the Moon with the IBEX-Lo Star Sensor. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Ogasawara, K., S.A. Livi, and D.J. McComas. Recent Advances in Avalanche Photodiodes for Particle Detection. Presented at the 11th International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy Scientific Assembly, Sopron, Hungary, August 2009. 

Ogasawara, K., S.A. Livi, M.A. Dayeh, F. Allegrini, M.I. Desai, and D.J. McComas. Multi-Pixel Avalanche Photodiodes for Medium-Energy Electrons and its Application. Presented at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Makuhari, Japan, May 2009. 

Osterloo, M.M., V.E. Hamilton, F.S. Anderson, and W.C. Koeppen. THEMIS Detections of Forsterite-Fayalite Compositions within Terra Tyrrhena. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2009. 

Perez, J.D., E.W. Grimes, P.W. Valek, J.E. Alquiza, J. Goldstein, and D.J. McComas. Ion Intensities from TWINS 1 & 2 ENA Images During Weak CIR Magnetic Storms. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Phillips, R.J., N. Putzig, J.W. Head, A.F. Egan, J.J. Plaut, A. Safaeinili, S.E. Smrekar, S.M. Milkovic, D.C. Nunes, B.A. Campbell, L.M. Carter, J.W. Holt, R. Seu, and R. Orosei. Subsurface Structure of the South Polar Layered Deposits, Mars. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, March 2009. 

Pogorelov, N.V., S.N. Borovikov, L.F. Burlaga, R.W. Ebert, J. Heerikhuisen, Q. Hu, D.J. McComas, S.T. Suess, and G.P. Zank. Transient Phenomena in the Distant Solar Wind and in the Heliosheath. Presented at the 12th International Solar Wind Conference, Saint-Malo, France, June 2009. 

PourArsalan, M., L.W. Townsend, N.A. Schwadron, K. Kozarev, M.A. Dayeh, and M.I. Desai. Organ Dose and Organ Dose Equivalent Rate: Calculations from October 26, 2003 Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) Event using Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module (EMMREM). Presented at the Health Physics Society (HPS) 54th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2009. 

Putzig, N., R.J. Phillips, J.W. Head, M.T. Mellon, B.A. Campbell, A.F. Egan, J.J. Plaut, L.M. Carter, and the SHARAD Team. Do Shallow Radar Soundings Reveal Possible Near-Surface Layering Throughout the Northern Lowlands of Mars?. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, March 2009. 

Putzig, N., R.J. Phillips, J.W. Head, M.T. Mellon, B.A. Campbell, A.F. Egan, J.J. Plaut, and L.M. Carter. Shallow Radar Soundings of the Northern Lowlands of Mars. Presented at the 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 2009. 

Retherford, K.D., G.R. Gladstone, S.A. Stern, D.E. Kaufmann, J. Parker, A.F. Egan, T.K. Greathouse, M.H. Versteeg, D.C. Slater, M.W. Davis, A.J. Steffl, P. Miles, D.M. Hurley, A.R. Hendrix, W.R. Pryor, and P.D. Feldman. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lyman Alpha Mapping Project Expected Data Products: Overview of Far Ultraviolet Maps and Spectra. Presented at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting, Tempe, Arizona, June 2009. 

Retherford, K.D., S.A. Stern, D.C. Slater, G.R. Gladstone, M.W. Davis, J. Parker, M.H. Versteeg, A.J. Steffl, T.K. Greathouse, and N.J. Cunningham. SwRI’s 'Alice' Line of Ultraviolet Spectrographs. Presented at the 2009 SPIE Exhibition, San Diego, California, August 2009. 

Roth, L., J. Saur, K.D. Retherford, J.R. Spencer, and D.F. Strobel. Modeling the Interaction of Io’s Atmosphere-Ionosphere with the Jovian Magnetosphere Including the Moon’s Auroral Emission. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Ruff, S.W. and V.E. Hamilton. New Insights into the Nature of Mineralogic Alteration on Mars from Orbiter, Rover and Laboratory Data. Presented at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2009. 

Saur, J., P.D. Feldman, D.F. Strobel, K.D. Retherford, J.C. Gerard, D. Grodent, L. Roth, and N. Schilling. HST Observations of Europa’s Atmospheric Ultraviolet Emission. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Sillanpää, I., D.T. Young, F.J. Crary, E. Kallio, and R. Jarvinen. Composition of Titan’s Wake – CAPS Study. Presented at the Magnetospheres of Outer Planets Conference, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Sillanpää, I., D.T. Young, F.J. Crary, E. Kallio, and R. Jarvinen. Composition of Titan’s Wake – CAPS Study. Presented at the European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany, September 2009. 

Steffl, A.J., F. Bagenal, M. Desroche, D.K. Haggerty, G.R. Gladstone, J. Parker, K.D. Retherford, and S.A. Stern. MeV Electrons in the Jovian Magnetosphere Detected by the Alice Ultraviolet Spectrograph Aboard New Horizons. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Steffl, A.J., F. Bagenal, M.H. Burger, P.A. Delamere, G.R. Gladstone, J. Parker, K.D. Retherford, and S.A. Stern. The View of the Io Plasma Torus from Cassini and New Horizons. Presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, Cologne, Germany, July 2009. 

Stone, J.M. Selection of Integrated Circuits for Space Systems -- Programmatic Aspects Overview. Presented at the 2009 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, Quebec City, Canada, July 2009. 

Tapley, M.B. New Horizons: First Mission to the 'Lost' Planet. Presented at the The University of Texas Center for Space Research Seminar Series, Austin, Texas, March 2009. 

Valek, P.W., J.E. Alquiza, J. Goldstein, D.J. McComas, and E. Roelof. Composition of the ENA Low Altitude Emissions as Viewed by TWINS. Presented at the AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada, May 2009. 

Wiedenbeck, M.E., G.M. Mason, R. Gomez-Herrero, D. Haggerty, N.V. Nitta, C.M.S. Cohen, E.E. Chollet, A.C. Cummings, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, T.T. von Rosenvinge, R. Müller-Mellin, M.I. Desai, and U. Mall. Multipoint Observations of 3He-rich Solar Energetic Particle Events using STEREO and ACE. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, SH.2.1.4, 2009. 

Wiedenbeck, M.E., G.M. Mason, R. Gomez-Herrero, D. Haggerty, N.V. Nitta, C.M.S. Cohen, E.E. Chollet, A.C. Cummings, R.A. Leske, R.A. Mewaldt, E.C. Stone, T.T. von Rosenvinge, R. Müller-Mellin, M.I. Desai, and U. Mall. Multipoint Observations of 3He-rich Solar Energetic Particle Events Using STEREO and ACE. Presented at the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lódz, Poland, July 2009. 

Winningham, J.D., A.J. Coates, R. Lundin, F. Duru, D.A. Gurnett, J.R. Sharber, R.A. Frahm, S.M.E. Tsang, M. Delva, and T.L. Zang. Mars and Venus: An Observed Interaction Region Near the Top of the Ionosphere. Presented at the International Conference on Comparative Planetology: Venus – Earth – Mars, European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, May 2009.