Next Meetings Agenda (Fukuoka, Japan, 10 June 2024)

 

HEWG (JST times)

10:00-10:30

Welcome and Coffee break

 

10:30-10:50

Interfacing simulations of Mercury's magnetosphere with instrumental simulations of PWI/AM2P and PWI/SORBET

Dazzi

10:50-11:10

Magnetic field model update: IMF penetration (TBC)

Pump

11:10-12:30

Magnetic field conditions in the SPOT tool

Aizawa and Besse

12:30-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-14:20

 SERENA-MIPA update

Williamson

14:20-14:40

High energy particle intercalibrations

Sanchez-Cano

14:40-15:00

TBD

 

15:00-15:40

TMX questions for Mio-only science objectives

Aizawa, Hadid, Milillo

15:40

End of HEWG splinter

 

Past Meeting Agendas

 

(Graz, Austria, 20-21 March 2024)

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

09:00-09:30

Magnetotail current sheet during Bepi Earth-Flyby

Nakamura

09:30-10:00

Study of the Solar Wind Global Evolution in Inner Solar System through the Radial Alignments

Di Bartolomeo

10:00-10:30

Observations of a Solar Energetic Particle Eventon March 28th 2022 by the BepiColombo Satellite

Stumpo

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

 

11:00-11:30

Speed and angular distributions of Na released by photon-stimulated desorption

Sarantos

11:30-12:00

Yearly variability of Sodium induced by MMIV bombardment

Mura

12:00-12:30

Seasonal variation of Ca and Ca-bearing molecules in Mercury's exosphere as product of micro-meteoroids and comet stream particles impact

Moroni

12:30-13:00

Mercury's Molecular Hydrogen and Helium Exosphere determined by Ion Cyclotron Waves

Weichhold

13:00-14:00

Lunch

 

14:00-14:30

Observations of particle backscattering and sputtering at the Moon: lessons for Mercury

Barabash and Williamson

14:30–15:00

Revisiting Mercury's Exosphere: Insights from Atomic Scale

Huang

15:00-15:30

Modeling the circulation and distribution of sodium ions with a two-fluid MHD model

Chen

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

 

16:00-16:30

The search for the Hermean magnetosheath magnetic field

Pump

16:30-17:00

Magnetic field model for joint observations in SPOT

Discussion: Aizawa
 

 

Thursday, 21 March 2024

09:00-9:30

The Search for Mercury's Magnetotail Twist: Comparing MESSENGER Magnetometer Observations With the Terrestrial Case

Romanelli

09:30-10:00

Statistical Analysis of the Southern Magnetotail Lobe using MESSENGER Observations.

Bowers

10:00-10:30

He+ from the surface and from interplanetary space

Krupp

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

 

11:00–11:30

Mercury's field-aligned currents: results from hybrid simulation

Shi

11:30-12:00

Did BepiColombo's second swingby pass through Mercury's dayside plasma ring?

Exner

12:00-12:30

How does the solar wind turbulence modify the bow shock of a magnetised planet? A 3D global simulation with Menura

Simon-Wedlund

12:30-13:00

Hybrid plasma simulation around Mercury: ion counting statistics

Teubenbacher

 

(Munster, Germany, 18 September 2023)

Monday, September 18, 2023

9:00-9:30

Welcome

9:30-9:50

SERENA Flyby observation update 

SERENA team

9:50-10:10

SIXS Flyby observation update

Emilia Kilpua

10:10-10:30

Two topics from Bepi-Mio/PWI during the 1st and 2nd MFlybys: Electron density revealing
the boundaries of Mercury’s magnetosphere

Yasumasa Kasaba

10:30-11:00

coffee break

11:00-11:20

Spacecraft Outgassing    

Markus Franz

11:20-11:40

MPPE/MEA Moment derivation  

Mathias Rojo

11:40-12:00

What can we learn about Mercury’s planetary magnetic field from Bepi’s orbit phase?

Willi Exner
12:00-12:30 MF model for coordinated observations
closing remarks/discussion

Anna Milillo

 

 

(Tivoli, Italy, 24-25 May 2023)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

 

9:30-11:15

BepiColombo mission

9:30-9:55

Mission status

Benkhoff

9:55-10:20

Mio status and operation planning

Murakami

10:20-19:50

Coffee break

10:50-11:15

Solar Orbiter observation 2023

Janvier (remotely)

11:15-12:45

Mercury Flybys session

11:15-11:35

First and second Mercury FB overview

Milillo

11:35-12:00

MFB1

Aizawa

12:00-12:20

Magnetospheric Model for Mercury: Status and Future Work

Heyner

12:20-12:45

Conditions for coordinated observations based on magnetospheric model

12:45-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-14:45

Data sharing: MAG data for SERENA derived products

14:45-15:30

Perihelion science discussion

 

Thursday, May 25, 2023

9:10-12:10

Exosphere session

9:10-9:35

Exospheric modeling

Mura

9:35-10:00

An improved description of gas adsorption and desorption from regolith

Sarantos

10:00-10:20

Study of Ca and CaO Mercury exosphere as product of micro-meteoroids and meteoroid stream impact on planet surface?

Moroni

10:20-10:30

 

Varsani

10:30-10:55

Coffee break

10:55-11:20

Ground-based observations of Mercury Na exosphere: 2nd Bepi flyby and future plans

Mangano

11:20-11:45

Amateur Sodium Observations during the 2023 Mercury Perihelion

Zender

11:45-12:10

Sodium emission at Mercury and ion precipitation

Orsini

12:10-12:35

DNN for Surface Composition Reconstruction from In Situ Exospheric Measurements at Mercury

Kazakov

12:35-15:30

Magnetosphere session

12:35-12:50

Boundaries of the Hermean magnetosphere: from magnetic field data to electrons

Griton 

12:50-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-14:25

Neutral Current Sheet Displacement in Reaction to the Radial Interplanetary Magnetic Field at Mercury: Statistical Results from MESSENGER Data.

Heyner

14:25-14:50

Modelling MHD instabilities on Mercury magnetopause using MESSENGER data

Ivanovski

14:50-15:15

Helium at Mercury

Fraenz

15:15-15:40

Particle-induced X-ray emission at Mercury: Current knowledge, ongoing work and next steps

Lindsay

15:40-16:10

Coffee break

16:10-16:30

Validation of the AWSoM Solar Wind Model with Upstream Solar Wind Conditions at Mercury using MESSENGER Observations

Poh

16:30-16:50

Second Mercury flyby observations in comparison to hybrid and PiC model results 

Exner (remotely)

17:15

End of the meeting

 

(Webex, 27 February 2023)

12:00-12:05 UT

Welcome and Rules of the meeting

 

 

Cruise Science

 

12:05-12:25

Report of last selected cruise 2023H2

L. Hadid & J. Zender

 

Mercury Science

 

12:25-12:45

Deformed bow shock and magnetic depression: BepiColombo flyby-2 MGF data at Mercury

Y. Narita

12:45-13:10

Observations of Mercury's plasma sheet horn

A. Glass

13:10-13:35

Mercury Sodium exosphere: an analytical approach

A. Mura

13:35-13:55

Surface TMX review

A. Milillo

13:55-14:00

Announcements

all

(Kobe, Japan, 21 November 2022)

9:30-9:35

Welcome and Rules of the meeting

 

 

Cruise Science

 

9:35-9:50

Europlanet SPIDER services to be used by the BepiColombo community

N. André

9:50-10:05

SPIS simulations of BepiColombo enabledby the Europlanet SPIDER services

M. Rojo

10:05-10:20

2023H1 analysis

J. Zender

10:20-10:25

Outgassing analysis update 

L. Hadid

10:25-10:30

Update of collected low energy measurements

 

 

Mercury Science

 

10:30-10:45

KTH22-Model - Modular Model for Mercury

K. Pump

10:45-11:05

BepiColombo/PHEBUS visible channels results during the first two flybys of Mercury

R. Robidel

11:05-11:15

Environment Science at perihelion 

A. Milillo

11:15-11:30

Comparison between different perihelia resources and conditions in the first year of nominal mission

A. Milillo and all

 

(Webex, 11 October 2022)

13:00-13:05

Welcome and Rules of the meeting

 Milillo

 

Cruise Science

 

13:05-13:15

Next cruise science planning (feedback after the new sheet) and next window 2023H2

Zender

13:15-13:25

Update on the campaign for investigating the outgassingof the s/c

SERENA and MPPE teams

13:25-13:40

Spacecraft outgassing modeling

Fraenz

13:40-13:55

Discussion on requests by instrument teams of s/c modeling to ESA

Mangano

13:55-14:05

break

 

 

Mercury Science

 

14:05-14:25

Occurrence rate of ultra-low frequency waves in the foreshock of Mercury increases with heliocentric distance

Romanelli

14:25-14:35

Motivation of Magnetic field modelling for science planning

Milillo

14:35-14:55

Magnetic field model for science planning

Pump and Heyner

 

(Darmstadt, Germany, 11 July 2022)

 

14:00-14:05

Welcome and Rules of the meeting

 Milillo

 

Cruise Science

 

14:05-14:15

Planned  next joint observation campaigns 2022H2, review

Milillo

14:15-14:30

Cruise science 2023H1 opportunity windows

Hadid

 

Mercury Science

 

14:30-14:50

How do Mercury’s planetary magnetic field models compare  to MAG measurements from Bepi flybys?

Exner

14:50-15:10

Ground-based observations of Mercury exosphere: presentstatus and update on MSB2 

Mangano (remote)

15:10-15:20

break

 

 

Mercury Mission

 

15:20-15:45

Mercury flybys: on going studies and collaborations

Milillo / all

15:45-16:00

perihelion coordinated observations for environment science in the first  nominal mission year

Milillo

16:00-16:30

Environment TMX final status

Milillo / all

16:30-17:00

Surface - exosphere TMX joint discussion with SCWG

Rothery-Milillo

 

(Webex, 6 May 2022)

13:00-13:05

Welcome and Rules of the meeting

 Milillo

 

MFB1 observations.

 

13:05-13:20

MAG data

Heyner

 

Mercury science

 

13:20-13:35

TMX Science objectives and questions

Milillo

13:35-13:55

Ion density distributions in Mercury’s magnetosphere

Werner

 

Cruise Science

 

13:55-14:10

Catalogue of cruise and FBs observations 

Hadid and Sanchez - Cano

14:10-14:25

Next Cruise science windows

Milillo

14:25-14:35

Next meetings

Milillo