18 - 22 May, 2026
The heliospheric space plasma physics in the era of multipoint space missions
Palazzo Camponeschi, Piazza Santa Margherita, 2, L'Aquila
Program & Lectures’ Time Schedule
Sunday
20:00 – 22:00 Welcome dinner
Monday
08:30 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony and Course introduction
10:00 – 10:45 W.H. Matthaeus: “Multispacecraft measurement of fundamental turbulence properties: progress and outstanding problems.”
10:45 – 11:30 R. Casini: “Scattering polarization diagnostics of coronal magnetism”
11:30 – 12:15 S. Solanki: “Probing the Sun’s magnetic field from multiple viewpoints with the help of Solar Orbiter”
12:15 – 13:00 R. Casini: “Scattering polarization diagnostics of coronal magnetism”
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Students’ presentations (tot 20)
15:30 – 16:15 F. Berrilli: “The active Sun: magnetic fields, flares, and surface organization”
16:15 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:45 S. Servidio: “New multipoint techniques for the comprehension of turbulence in the heliosphere”
20:00 Dinner
Tuesday
09:00 – 09:45 M. Snow: "Seconds to centuries: chromospheric variability"
09:45 – 10:30 S. Solanki: “Probing the Sun’s magnetic field from multiple viewpoints with the help of Solar Orbiter”
10:30 – 11:15 A. Verdini: “Anisotropies in the turbulent solar wind, perspective on multipoint observations from numerical simulations”
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30 W. Matthaeus: “Multispacecraft measurement of fundamental turbulence properties: progress and outstanding problems.”
12:30 – 13:15 G. Consolini: “From kinetic scales to fluid scales in space plasmas: quantities requiring a multipoint information”
13:15 – 14:45 Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:45 Students’ presentations (tot 20)
15:45 – 16:30 S. Servidio: “New multipoint techniques for the comprehension of turbulence in the heliosphere”
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:45 R. Bandyopadhyay: “Role of multipoint space missions in unraveling multi-scale processes in space plasmas” (online)
20:00 Dinner
After dinner: A stroll through the L’Aquila historic sites
Wednesday
08:45 – 09:30 C.H. Lhotka: “Plasma-Dust Coupling in the Heliosphere”
09:30 – 10:15 A. Verdini: “Anisotropies in the turbulent solar wind, perspective on multipoint observations from numerical simulations”
10:15 – 11:00 B. Hnat: Application of magnetic field line topology in space plasmas
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 A. Chasapis: “Multi-spacecraft analysis methods in space plasma: Towards a new era of multi-scale science”
12:15 – 13:00 M. Snow: "Seconds to centuries: chromospheric variability"
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
15:00 – 19:30 Social excursion (School participants)
15:00 – 19:00 PLS Lectures for Secondary High-School Teachers:
Title: Didattica, Ricerca e Comunicazione nell'ambito della Fisica dei Plasmi e dell'Eliofisica
20:00 Dinner
Thursday
09:00 – 09:45 K. Klein: “Characterizing space plasma turbulence with a multipoint, multiscale observatory: an overview of HelioSwarm”
09:45 – 10:30 A. Retinò: “On magnetic reconnection in space plasmas: current and future perspectives from multipoint & multiscale missions”
10:30 – 11:15 C.H. Lhotka: “Plasma-Dust Coupling in the Heliosphere”
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30 A. Chasapis: “Multi-spacecraft analysis methods in space plasma: Towards a new era of multi-scale science”
12:30 – 13:15 B. Hnat: Application of magnetic field line topology in space plasmas
13:15 – 14:45 Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:45 Students’ presentations (tot 20)
15:45 – 16:30 A. Retinò: “On magnetic reconnection in space plasmas: current and future perspectives from multipoint & multiscale missions”
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:45 R. Bandyopadhyay: “Role of multipoint space missions in unraveling multi-scale processes in space plasmas” (online)
20:00 Dinner
Friday
09:00 – 09:45 K. Klein: “Magnetic field reconstruction and power estimation: theory and extension to future multipoint, multiscale missions”
09:45 – 10:30 M.F. Marcucci: “The ESA M7 candidate mission Plasma Observatory”
10:30 – 11:00 Free break
11:00 – 11:45 M.F. Marcucci: “The ESA M7 candidate mission Plasma Observatory”
11:45 – 12:00 Conclusions and farewell
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break