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73
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16060
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1449
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616

Overview

Bill R. Sandel is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and specializes in Physics and Astronomy with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Aerospace Engineering. Their research broadly covers topics in Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Space Exploration and Technology, and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Their recent publications include several papers across notable journals:

  • "The Breathing Plasmasphere: Erosion and Refilling," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "Observation of Helium in Mercury's Exosphere by PHEBUS on Bepi-Colombo," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Seasonal Variation of Saturn's Lyα Brightness," 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Corrigendum to "Saturn in Lyman α: A comparison of Cassini and Voyager observations" [Icarus 339 (2020) 113594]," 2020, Icarus

The frequent co-authors contributing alongside Sandel encompass:

  • Éric Quémerais
  • D. L. Gallagher
  • Shing F. Fung
  • G. Fletcher
  • David D. Allred

Bill Sandel's works have been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Icarus

Best Publications

  • Extreme ultraviolet observations from Voyager 1 encounter with Jupiter

    A. L. Broadfoot;M. J. S. Belton;P. Z. Takacs;B. R. Sandel

  • Ultraviolet spectrometer observations of Neptune and Triton

    A. L. Broadfoot;S. K. Atreya;J. L. Bertaux;J. E. Blamont

  • The Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-4) for the Venus Express mission

    S. Barabash;R. Lundin;H. Andersson;K. Brinkfeldt

  • Overview of the Voyager ultraviolet spectrometry results through Jupiter encounter

    A. L. Broadfoot;B. R. Sandel;D. E Shemansky;J. C. McConnell

  • The Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-3) for the Mars Express Mission

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  • The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager Investigation for the IMAGE Mission

    B. R. Sandel;A. L. Broadfoot;C. C. Curtis;R. A. King

  • Discovery of an aurora on Mars.

    Jean-Loup Bertaux;François Leblanc;Olivier Witasse;Eric Quemerais

  • Solar Wind-Induced Atmospheric Erosion at Mars: First Results from ASPERA-3 on Mars Express

    R. Lundin;S. Barabash;H. Andersson;M. Holmström

  • SPICAV on Venus Express: Three spectrometers to study the global structure and composition of the Venus atmosphere

    Jean-Loup Bertaux;D. Nevejans;O. Korablev;Eric Villard

  • Initial results from the IMAGE Extreme Ultraviolet Imager

    Bill R. Sandel;Robert A. King;W. T. Forrester;Dennis L. Gallagher

  • A warm layer in Venus' cryosphere and high-altitude measurements of HF, HCl, H2O and HDO.

    Jean-Loup Bertaux;Ann-Carine Vandaele;Oleg Korablev;E. Villard

  • Observations of comet 19P/Borrelly by the miniature integrated camera and spectrometer aboard Deep Space 1

    Laurence A. Soderblom;T.L. Becker;G. Bennett;D.C. Boice

  • Ultraviolet spectrometer observations of Uranus

    A. L. Broadfoot;F. Herbert;J. B. Holberg;D. M. Hunten

  • Ultraviolet spectrometer experiment for the Voyager mission

    A. L. Broadfoot;B. R. Sandel;D. E. Shemansky;S. K. Atreya

  • Extreme ultraviolet observations from the Voyager 2 encounter with Saturn

    B. R. Sandel;D. E. Shemansky;A. L. Broadfoot;J. B. Holberg

  • Extreme Ultraviolet Imager Observations of the Structure and Dynamics of the Plasmasphere

    B. R. Sandel;J. Goldstein;D. L. Gallagher;M. Spasojevic

  • The loss of ions from Venus through the plasma wake

    S. Barabash;A. Fedorov;J. J. Sauvaud;R. Lundin

  • New perspectives on Titan's upper atmosphere from a reanalysis of the Voyager 1 UVS solar occultations

    Ronald J. Vervack;Bill R. Sandel;Darrell F. Strobel

  • Titan's upper atmosphere: Composition and temperature from the EUV solar occultation results

    Gerald R. Smith;Darrell F. Strobel;A. L. Broadfoot;B. R. Sandel

  • Detection of geomagnetically aligned currents associated with an auroral arc

    P. A. Cloutier;H. R. Anderson;R. J. Park;R. R. Vondrak

  • Views of Earth's Magnetosphere with the IMAGE Satellite

    J. L. Burch;S. B. Mende;D. G. Mitchell;T. E. Moore

  • Global response of the plasmasphere to a geomagnetic disturbance

    M. Spasojević;J. Goldstein;D. L. Carpenter;U. S. Inan

  • Identifying the plasmapause in IMAGE EUV data using IMAGE RPI in situ steep density gradients

    J. Goldstein;M. Spasojević;P. H. Reiff;B. R. Sandel

  • Extreme ultraviolet observations from voyager 1 encounter with saturn.

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  • Ultraviolet spectrometer observations of Uranus

    A.L. Broadfoot;J.B. Holberg;B.R. Sandel;D.E. Shemansky

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu E. J. Koskinen
Hannu E. J. Koskinen University of Helsinki
R. A. Frahm
R. A. Frahm Southwest Research Institute
Esa Kallio
Esa Kallio Aalto University
Rickard Lundin
Rickard Lundin Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Mats Holmström
Mats Holmström Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern
Andrew J. Coates
Andrew J. Coates University College London
Roger V. Yelle
Roger V. Yelle University of Arizona
Janet G. Luhmann
Janet G. Luhmann University of California, Berkeley
Janet U. Kozyra
Janet U. Kozyra University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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