Mr Chris Carr

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Senior Research Lecturer

Contact

+44 (0)20 7594 7765c.m.carr

Assistant

Mr Luke Kratzmann +44 (0)20 7594 7770

Location

6M72Huxley BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

Summary

Interests: Instrumentation for Space and Planetary physics.

Member of the Space & Atmospheric Physics Group
Member of Imperial Space Lab
Head of the Imperial Space Magnetometer Laboratory

Undergraduate Teaching

Year 1 'Basic Electronics' course (within the 'Oscillations and Waves' module)
Year 1 'Advanced Electronics' (option course)
Year 1 Lab
Supervisor for year 1, 3 and 4 projects

External appointments

Member of the European Space Agency (ESA) Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Member of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) Science Programme Advisory Committee (SPAC)
Principal Investigator for the magnetometer instruments on the ESA Cluster and Double-Star missions
Principal Investigator within the Rosetta Plasma Consortium [to 2018]
Co-PI for the ESA BepiColombo magnetometer
Science team Co-I for the Comet Interceptor mission

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Goetz C, Koenders C, Richter I, et al.Goetz C, Koenders C, Richter I, Altwegg K, Burch J, Carr C, Cupido E, Eriksson A, Güttler C, Henri P, Mokashi P, Nemeth Z, Nilsson H, Rubin M, Sierks H, Tsurutani B, Vallat C, Volwerk M, Glassmeier KH close, 2016, First detection of a diamagnetic cavity at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol:588, ISSN:1432-0746

Odelstad E, Eriksson AI, Edberg NJT, et al.Odelstad E, Eriksson AI, Edberg NJT, Johansson F, Vigren E, Andre M, Tzou CY, Carr CM, Cupido E close, 2015, Evolution of the plasma environment of comet 67P from spacecraft potential measurements by the Rosetta Langmuir probe instrument, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol:42, ISSN:1944-8007, Pages:10126-10134

Richter I, Koenders C, Auster H-U, et al.Richter I, Koenders C, Auster H-U, Fruhauff D, Gotz C, Heinisch P, Perschke C, Motschmann U, Stoll B, Altwegg K, Burch J, Carr CM, Cupido E, Eriksson A, Henri P, Goldstein R, Lebreton J-P, Mokashi P, Nemeth Z, Nilsson H, Rubin M, Szego K, Tsurutani BT, Vallat C, Volwerk C, Volwerk M, Glassmeier K-H close, 2015, Observation of a new type of low frequency waves at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Annales Geophysicae, Vol:33, ISSN:1432-0576, Pages:1031-1036

Auster H-U, Apathy I, Berghofer G, et al.Auster H-U, Apathy I, Berghofer G, Fornacon K-H, Remizov A, Carr C, Güttler C, Haerendel G, Heinisch P, Hercik D, Hilchenbach M, Kührt E, Magnes W, Motschmann U, Richter I, Russell CT, Przyklenk A, Schwingenschuh K, Sierks H, Glassmeier K-H close, 2015, The nonmagnetic nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Science, Vol:349, ISSN:0036-8075

Balikhin MA, Shprits YY, Walker SN, et al.Balikhin MA, Shprits YY, Walker SN, Chen L, Cornilleau-Wehrlin N, Dandouras I, Santolik O, Carr C, Yearby KH, Weiss B close, 2015, Observations of discrete harmonics emerging from equatorial noise, Nature Communications, Vol:6, ISSN:2041-1723

Nilsson H, Wieser GS, Behar E, et al.Nilsson H, Wieser GS, Behar E, Wedlund CS, Kallio E, Gunell H, Edberg NJT, Eriksson AI, Yamauchi M, Koenders C, Wieser M, Lundin R, Barabash S, Mandt K, Burch JL, Goldstein R, Mokashi P, Carr CM, Cupido E, Fox PT, Szego K, Nemeth Z, Fedorov A, Sauvaud JA, Koskinen H, Richter I, Lebreton JP, Henri P, Volwerk M, Vallat C, Geiger B close, 2015, Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Observations between 3.6 and 2.0 AU, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol:583, ISSN:0004-6361

Carr CM, Edberg NJT, Eriksson AI, et al.Carr CM, Edberg NJT, Eriksson AI, Odelstad E, Henri P, Lebreton J-P, Gasc S, Rubin M, Andre M, Gill R, Johansson EPG, Johansson F, Vigren E, Wahlund JE, Cupido E, Glassmeier K-H, Goldstein R, Koenders C, Mandt K, Nemeth Z, Nilsson H, Richter I, Stenberg Wieser G, Szego K, Volwerk M close, 2015, Spatial distribution of low-energy plasma around 2 comet 67P/CG from Rosetta measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol:42, ISSN:1944-8007, Pages:4263-4269

Nilsson H, Wieser GS, Behar E, et al.Nilsson H, Wieser GS, Behar E, Wedlund CS, Gunell H, Yamauchi M, Lundin R, Barabash S, Wieser M, Carr C, Cupido E, Burch JL, Fedorov A, Sauvaud J-A, Koskinen H, Kallio E, Lebreton J-P, Eriksson A, Edberg N, Goldstein R, Henri P, Koenders C, Mokashi P, Nemeth Z, Richter I, Szego K, Volwerk M, Vallat C, Rubin M close, 2015, Birth of a comet magnetosphere: A spring of water ions, Science, Vol:347, ISSN:0036-8075

Alconcel LNS, Fox P, Brown P, et al.Alconcel LNS, Fox P, Brown P, Oddy TM, Lucek EL, Carr CM close, 2014, An initial investigation of the long-term trends in the fluxgate magnetometer (FGM) calibration parameters on the four Cluster spacecraft, Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems, Vol:3, ISSN:2193-0856, Pages:95-109

Nakamura R, Plaschke F, Teubenbacher R, et al.Nakamura R, Plaschke F, Teubenbacher R, Giner L, Baumjohann W, Magnes W, Steller M, Torbert RB, Vaith H, Chutter M, Fornacon K-H, Glassmeier K-H, Carr C close, 2014, Interinstrument calibration using magnetic field data from the flux-gate magnetometer (FGM) and electron drift instrument (EDI) onboard Cluster, Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems, Vol:3, ISSN:2193-0856, Pages:1-11

Pudney MA, Carr CM, Schwartz SJ, et al.Pudney MA, Carr CM, Schwartz SJ, Howarth SI close, 2013, Near-magnetic-field scaling for verification of spacecraft equipment, Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, Vol:2, ISSN:2193-0864, Pages:249-255

Shi QQ, Zong Q-G, Fu SY, et al.Shi QQ, Zong Q-G, Fu SY, Dunlop MW, Pu ZY, Parks GK, Wei Y, Li WH, Zhang H, Nowada M, Wang YB, Sun WJ, Xiao T, Reme H, Carr C, Fazakerley AN, Lucek E close, 2013, Solar wind entry into the high-latitude terrestrial magnetosphere during geomagnetically quiet times, Nature Communications, Vol:4, ISSN:2041-1723

Pudney MA, Carr CM, Schwartz SJ, et al.Pudney MA, Carr CM, Schwartz SJ, Howarth SI close, 2012, Automatic parameterization for magnetometer zero offset determination, Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems, Vol:1, ISSN:2193-0856, Pages:103-109

Li LY, Cao JB, Zhou GC, et al.Li LY, Cao JB, Zhou GC, Zhang TL, Zhang D, Dandouras I, Reme H, Carr CM close, 2011, Multiple responses of magnetotail to the enhancement and fluctuation of solar wind dynamic pressure and the southward turning of interplanetary magnetic field, Journal of Geophysical Research-space Physics, Vol:116, ISSN:2169-9380

Zhang TL, Delva M, Baumjohann W, et al.Zhang TL, Delva M, Baumjohann W, Auster H-U, Carr C, Russell CT, Barabash S, Balikhin M, Kudela K, Berghofer G, Biernat HK, Lammer H, Lichtenegger H, Magnes W, Nakamura R, Schwingenschuh K, Volwerk M, Voros Z, Zambelli W, Fornacon K-H, Glassmeier K-H, Richter I, Balogh A, Schwarzl H, Pope SA, Shi JK, Wang C, Motschmann U, Lebreton J-P close, 2007, Little or no solar wind enters Venus' atmosphere at solar minimum, Nature, Vol:450, ISSN:0028-0836, Pages:654-656

Carr C, Brown P, Zhang TL, et al.Carr C, Brown P, Zhang TL, Aydogar O, Magnes W, Auster U, Balogh A, Beek T, Eichelberger H, Fornacon K-H, Georgescu E, Gloag J, Liao H, Ludlam M, Nakamura R, O'Brien H, Oddy T, Richter I close, 2006, The Double Star magnetic field investigation: Overview of instrument performance and initial results, Advances in Space Research, Vol:38, ISSN:0273-1177, Pages:1828-1833

Conference

Carr C, Brown P, Zhang TL, et al.Carr C, Brown P, Zhang TL, Aydogar O, Magnes W, Auster U, Balogh A, Beek T, Eichelberger H, Fornacon K-H, Georgescu E, Gloag J, Liao H, Ludlam M, Nakamura R, O'Brien H, Oddy T, Richter I close, 2006, The Double Star magnetic field investigation: Overview of instrument performance and initial results, 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, Pages:1828-1833, ISSN:0273-1177

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