Abstract The Plasma Wave Investigation (PWI) aboard the BepiColombo Mio (Mercury
Magnetospheric Orbiter, MMO) will enable the first observations of electric fields, plasma …

The environment of a comet is a fascinating and unique laboratory to study plasma
processes and the formation of structures such as shocks and discontinuities from electron …

A major point of interest in cometary plasma physics has been the diamagnetic cavity, an
unmagnetized region in the innermost part of the coma. Here we combine Langmuir and …

Context. The Rosetta spacecraft provided us with a unique opportunity to study comet
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P) from a close perspective and over a 2-yr time period …

Spacecraft charging is problematic for low‐energy plasma measurements. The charged
particles are attracted to or repelled from the charged spacecraft, affecting both the energy …

Context. The electrostatic potential of a spacecraft, VS, is important for the capabilities of in
situ plasma measurements. Rosetta has been found to be negatively charged during most of …

We present the ion composition in the coma of comet 67P with newly detected ion species
over the 28–37 u mass range, probed by Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral …

We present and compare measurements of the spacecraft potential (V s/c) of the Rosetta
spacecraft throughout its stay in the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, by …

Context. The Mutual Impedance Probe (MIP) of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC)
onboard the Rosetta orbiter which was in operation for more than two years, between …

Low‐energy ions are difficult to measure, mainly due to spacecraft charging. The ions are
attracted to or repelled from the charged surface prior to detection, which changes both the …