Physics of the Invisible Sun: Instrumentation, Observations, and Inferences

ISBN-13: 9781138197442 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 300 str.

Ashok Prof Ambastha

Opis

This book is aimed towards students of solar physics and astronomy. The author intends to elaborate on the details of detection, instrumentations, new discoveries along with the present and future missions.

Spis treści

Preface. Author. Introduction. Observing the Visible Sun. The Solar Atmosphere. Solar Magnetic Field, and Activity Cycles. The Invisible Solar Interior: Neutrinos as the Probe. Probing the Invisible Solar Interior: Helioseismology. The Invisible Sun in Long Wavelengths. The invisible Sun in Short Wavelengths. Solar Wind, Space Weather and the Heliosphere. The On-going and Future Directions. Bibliography. Index.

O autorze

Prof. Ashok Ambastha obtained his B. Sc. in 1972, M. Sc. in 1974 from Pt. Ravishankar University, Raipur, and was awarded his Ph. D. degree in 1981 on his research in galactic dynamics at the Physical Resarch Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad (India). Thereafter, he pursued post-doctoral research on plasmas trapped in magnetic mirrors. Prof. Ambastha joined Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO), PRL, Department of Space, Government of India, as a Research Associate in July 1983. He extensively contributed to the formulation and consolidation of USO's scientific programmes serving at various academic positions, superannuating as Senior Professor in 2014, but continues as Honorary Scientist. His research experience spans over 40 years in Plasma Physics, Galactic Astrophysics and Solar Physics. He has worked at the Solar Physics Group, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville (USA) during 1992-1994 as an NRC-Senior Resident Research Associate. He was a Councilor (1998-2001), and the Secretary (2004-2006) of the Astronomical Society of India (A.S.I.). He served as a Member of COSPAR-URSI-SCOSTEP committee of Indian National Science Academy, Delhi, during 2008-2012, and in the Editorial Board of "Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy", Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, during 2010-2016. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union, A.S.I., and the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad. Prof. Ambastha has led several total solar eclipse expeditions to many countries for studies of the structure and polarization of the solar corona. He has over 100 research publications in reputed national and international scientific journals, and has edited 4 books/proceedings.