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Overview

Mario H. Acuña was affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on physics and astronomy, with additional contributions to engineering.

The main fields of study associated with Mario H. Acuña's work were:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Within these broad disciplines, their research covered several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Applied Mathematics

The topics addressed in their research are diverse, reflecting a wide array of interests in space and fluid dynamics. Key topics included:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Mario H. Acuña contributed to various scientific publications over the years. Representative recent papers include:

  • "Structure of the martian wake," 2023, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • "Correction to: The Vector Electric Field Investigation (VEFI) on the C/NOFS," 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • "Visualization of suppressed shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction using cryogenic wall cooling," 2025, Physics of Fluids

Frequent coauthors working alongside Mario H. Acuña encompassed a selection of researchers with whom they published extensively. These included:

  • A. Fedorov
  • E. Budnik
  • S. Barabash
  • R. Lundin
  • D. Winningham

The venues where Mario H. Acuña regularly published their research demonstrate a range across scientific communication and specialized fields:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Space Science Reviews
  • Physics of Fluids

Best Publications

  • The WIND magnetic field investigation

    R. P. Lepping;M. H. Acũna;L. F. Burlaga;W. M. Farrell

  • The Cluster Magnetic Field Investigation: overview of in-flight performance and initial results

    A. Balogh;Chris M. Carr;M. H. Acuña;M. W. Dunlop

  • Global distribution of crustal magnetization discovered by the mars global surveyor MAG/ER experiment

    M. H. Acuna;J. E. P. Connerney;N. F. Ness;R. P. Lin

  • The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP

    C. A. Kletzing;W. S. Kurth;M. Acuna;R. J. MacDowall

  • THE ACE MAGNETIC FIELDS EXPERIMENT

    C. W. Smith;J. L’Heureux;N. F. Ness;M. H. Acuña

  • Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

    M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  • The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission

    Bruce M. Jakosky;R. P. Lin;J. M. Grebowsky;J. G. Luhmann

  • The GEOTAIL Magnetic Field Experiment.

    Susumu Kokubun;Tatsundo Yamamoto;Mario H. Acuña;Kanji Hayashi

  • Magnetic lineations in the ancient crust of mars

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;P. J. Wasilewski;N. F. Ness

  • THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

    A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • New models of Jupiter's magnetic field constrained by the Io flux tube footprint

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;N. F. Ness;T. Satoh

  • Modeling the Jovian current sheet and inner magnetosphere

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;N. F. Ness

  • The solar wind interaction with Mars: Locations and shapes of the bow shock and the magnetic pile-up boundary from the observations of the MAG/ER Experiment onboard Mars Global Surveyor

    D. Vignes;C. Mazelle;H. Rme;M. H. Acuña

  • The Global Geospace Science Program and Its Investigations

    M. H. Acuña;K. W. Ogilvie;D. N. Baker;S. A. Curtis

  • The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: Scientific objectives and implementation

    Sean C. Solomon;Ralph L. McNutt;Robert E. Gold;Mario H. Acuña

  • Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits

    M. H. Acuña;J. E. P. Connerney;P. Wasilewski;R. P. Lin

  • First results from the Giotto magnetometer experiment at comet Halley

    F. M. Neubauer;K. H. Glassmeier;M. Pohl;J. Raeder

  • Magnetic fields at uranus.

    Norman F. Ness;Mario H. Acuña;Kenneth W. Behannon;Leonard F. Burlaga

  • Probing Mars' crustal magnetic field and ionosphere with the MGS Electron Reflectometer

    D. L. Mitchell;R. P. Lin;C. Mazelle;H. Rème

  • The Global Magnetic Field of Mars and Implications for Crustal Evolution

    J. E. P. Connerney;M. H. Acuña;P. J. Wasilewski;G. Kletetschka

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. P. Connerney
John E. P. Connerney Goddard Space Flight Center
David L. Mitchell
David L. Mitchell University of California, Berkeley
R. P. Lin
R. P. Lin University of California, Berkeley
Brian J. Anderson
Brian J. Anderson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
James A. Slavin
James A. Slavin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gunther Kletetschka
Gunther Kletetschka Charles University
H. Rème
H. Rème Paul Sabatier University
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Stamatios M. Krimigis
Stamatios M. Krimigis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Ralph L. McNutt
Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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