Herbert Gunell

I am a space physicist, and my research interests include Earth's magnetosphere, auroral research, other planets, and comets.

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herbert.gunell@umu.se

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Associate professor at Department of Physics Role: Director of studies

Fysikhuset, plan 4, Linnaeus väg 24, 4-0417 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

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Jets downstream of collisionless shocks: recent discoveries and challenges

Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 221, (1)

Krämer, Eva; Koller, Florian; Suni, Jonas; et al.

Instantaneous asymmetry of the Martian bow shock: a single- and dual-spacecraft study using MAVEN and Mars express

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2025, Vol. 694

Östman, Sara; Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte

Scale size of cometary bow shocks

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 682

Edberg, N.J.T.; Eriksson, A.I.; Vigren, E.; et al.

Unveiling the 3D structure of magnetosheath jets

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 531, (4) : 4692-4713

Fatemi, Shahab; Hamrin, Maria; Krämer, Eva; et al.

Impact of radial interplanetary magnetic fields on the inner coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Hybrid simulations of the plasma environment

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 682

Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Fatemi, Shahab

Plasma physics at comets: what can we learn from laboratory experiments?

2024 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), IEEE 2024 : 163-163

Gunell, Herbert; Schaeffer, Derek; Goetz, Charlotte; et al.

The comet interceptor mission

Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 220

Jones, Geraint H.; Gunell, Herbert; Ji, Hantao

Explaining the evolution of ion velocity distributions at a low activity comet

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024, Vol. 129, (9)

Möslinger, Anja; Gunell, Herbert; Nilsson, Hans; et al.

Estimating the possible ion heating caused by Alfvén waves at Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024, Vol. 129, (12)

Stenberg Wieser, Gabriella; André, M.; Nilsson, H.; et al.

Width of the quasi-perpendicular bow shock region at Mars

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2024, Vol. 689

Östman, Sara; Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; et al.

Particle-in-cell modelling of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: spatial structures of densities and electric fields

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2023, Vol. 674

Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte

Magnetosheath jets at Mars

Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2023, Vol. 9, (22)

Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; Nesbit-Östman, Sara; et al.

Space weather disturbances in non-stormy times: occurrence of dB/dt spikes during three solar cycles

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023, Vol. 128, (10)

Hamrin, Maria; Schillings, Audrey; Opgenoorth, Hermann J.; et al.

Waves in Magnetosheath Jets—Classification and the Search for Generation Mechanisms Using MMS Burst Mode Data

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 128, (7)

Krämer, Eva; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.

Indirect observations of electric fields at comet 67P

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023, Vol. 128, (9)

Moeslinger, Anja; Nilsson, Hans; Stenberg Wieser, G.; et al.

Solar wind protons forming partial ring distributions at comet 67P

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 128, (2)

Möslinger, Anja; Wieser, G. Stenberg; Nilsson, H.; et al.

First investigation of the diamagnetic cavity boundary layer with a 1D3V PIC simulation

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2022, Vol. 667

Beth, Arnaud; Gunell, Herbert; Wedlund, C. Simon; et al.

Cometary plasma science: Open science questions for future space missions

Experimental astronomy, Springer 2022, Vol. 54 : 1129-1167

Goetz, C.; Gunell, Herbert; Volwerk, M.; et al.

The plasma environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Space Science Reviews, Springer 2022, Vol. 218, (8)

Goetz, Charlotte; Behar, Etienne; Beth, Arnaud; et al.

The earth's magnetic field enhances solar energy deposition in the upper atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 127, (12)

Maggiolo, R.; Maes, L.; Cessateur, G.; et al.

Upstream solar wind speed at comet 67P: reconstruction method, model comparison, and results

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2022, Vol. 659

Nilsson, Hans; Möslinger, Anja; Williamson, H. N.; et al.

Tailward Flows in the Vicinity of Fast Earthward Flows

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Blackwell Publishing 2021, Vol. 126, (4)

Chong, Ghai Siung; De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; et al.

In Which Magnetotail Hemisphere is a Satellite? Problems Using in Situ Magnetic Field Data

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Blackwell Publishing 2021, Vol. 126, (2)

De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.

Warm protons at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko-implications for the infant bow shock

Annales Geophysicae, European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2021, Vol. 39, (3) : 379-396

Goetz, Charlotte; Gunell, Herbert; Johansson, Fredrik; et al.

Waves and boundaries in plasmas at comets and planets - Experimental aspects

2021 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), IEEE 2021 : 46-46

Gunell, Herbert

The equations of the magnetosphere

Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 37-45

Gunell, Herbert

Ion acoustic waves near a comet nucleus: Rosetta observations at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Annales Geophysicae, European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2021, Vol. 39, (1) : 53-68

Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Odelstad, Elias; et al.

Does a magnetosphere protect the ionosphere?

Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 729-742

Maggiolo, Romain; Gunell, Herbert

Birth of a magnetosphere

Magnetospheres in the solar system: space physics and aeronomy collection, Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons 2021 : 427-439

Nilsson, Hans; Behar, Etienne; Burch, James L.; et al.

Ground-Based Magnetometer Response to Impacting Magnetosheath Jets

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 126, (8)

Norenius, Linus; Hamrin, Maria; Goncharov, O.; et al.

Evolution of High-Speed Jets and Plasmoids Downstream of the Quasi-Perpendicular Bow Shock

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020, Vol. 125, (6)

Goncharov, Oleksandr; Gunell, Herbert; Hamrin, Maria; et al.

The Effect of Cosmic Rays on Cometary Nuclei. I. Dose Deposition

Astrophysical Journal, Institute of Physics (IOP) 2020, Vol. 890, (1)

Gronoff, Guillaume; Maggiolo, Romain; Cessateur, Gaël; et al.

The Effect of Cosmic Rays on Cometary Nuclei. II. Impact on Ice Composition and Structure

Astrophysical Journal, IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2020, Vol. 901, (2)

Maggiolo, R.; Gronoff, G.; Cessateur, G.; et al.

The fate of O+ ions observed in the plasma mantle: particle tracing modelling and cluster observations

Annales Geophysicae, Copernicus Gesellschaft MBH 2020, Vol. 38, (3) : 645-656

Schillings, Audrey; Gunell, Herbert; Nilsson, Hans; et al.

Oscillatory Flows in the Magnetotail Plasma Sheet: Cluster Observations of the Distribution Function

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2019, Vol. 124, (4) : 2736-2754

De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.

Oxygen Ion Flow Reversals in Earth's Magnetotail: A Cluster Statistical Study

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Wiley-Blackwell 2019, Vol. 124, (11) : 8928-8942

De Spiegeleer, Alexandre; Hamrin, Maria; Volwerk, M.; et al.

A Method to Estimate the Physical Properties of Magnetospheric Generators From Observations of Quiet Discrete Auroral Arcs

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019, Vol. 124, (12) : 10283-10293

Echim, M. M.; Lamy, H.; De Keyser, J.; et al.

Polarisation of a small-scale cometary plasma environment: particle-in-cell modelling of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 631

Gunell, Herbert; Lindkvist, Jesper; Goetz, Charlotte; et al.

Can Reconnection be Triggered as a Solar Wind Directional Discontinuity Crosses the Bow Shock?: A Case of Asymmetric Reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019, Vol. 124, (11) : 8507-8523

Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; Goncharov, Oleksandr; et al.

Effect of the Surface Roughness of Icy Grains on Molecular Oxygen Chemistry in Molecular Clouds

Astrophysical Journal, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2019, Vol. 882, (2)

Maggiolo, R.; Gibbons, A.; Cessateur, G.; et al.

Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres II. Analytical model

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630

Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Behar, Etienne; Kallio, Esa; et al.

Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres III. Results from the Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630

Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Behar, Etienne; Nilsson, Hans; et al.

Solar wind charge exchange in cometary atmospheres I. Charge-changing and ionization cross sections for He and H particles in H₂O

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2019, Vol. 630

Wedlund, Cyril Simon; Bodewits, Dennis; Alho, Markku; et al.

The infant bow shock: a new frontier at a weak activity comet

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2018, Vol. 619

Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, Charlotte; Wedlund, Cyril Simon; et al.

Dynamic unmagnetized plasma in the diamagnetic cavity around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 475, (3) : 4140-4147

Hajra, Rajkumar; Henri, Pierre; Vallières, Xavier; et al.

Bow shock generator current systems: MMS observations of possible current closure

Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, Vol. 123 : 242-258

Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; Lindkvist, Jesper; et al.

Energy conversion in cometary atmospheres: Hybrid modeling of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2018, Vol. 616

Lindkvist, Jesper; Hamrin, Maria; Gunell, Herbert; et al.

Extremely Low-Frequency Waves Inside the Diamagnetic Cavity of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Geophysical Research Letters, AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2018, Vol. 45, (9) : 3854-3864

Madsen, B.; Wedlund, C. Simon; Eriksson, A.; et al.

Size of a plasma cloud matters: The polarisation electric field of a small-scale comet ionosphere

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences 2018, Vol. 616

Nilsson, H.; Gunell, Herbert; Karlsson, T.; et al.

Plasma waves confined to the diamagnetic cavity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press 2017, Vol. 469 : S84-S92

Gunell, Herbert; Goetz, C.; Eriksson, A.; et al.

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Herbert Gunell

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