Dr Lorenzo Matteini

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Lecturer in Space Plasma Physics

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Location

Blackett LaboratorySouth Kensington Campus

Summary

I am a Lecturer in the Physics Department of Imperial College London, since October 2019, and I am based in the Space and Atmospheric Physics group (SPAT).

I have been previously an Assistant Astronomer at Paris Observatory, France (2017-2019) and a Research Associate at Imperial College (2012-2017).

I have obtained my PhD at the University of Florence (Italy) in 2008 and I have then been a post-doc at Paris Observatory (2009-2010) and University of Florence (2011-2012).

I have active collaborations with various international institutes and research groups, in particular:
U. Florence, IAPS Rome (IT), Paris Observatory (FR), Astr. Inst. Prague (Czechia), UCLA, U. Berkeley (US), Queen Mary U. London, MSSL/UCL (UK).

My research:

I am interested in processes that caracterize the evolution of space and astrophysical plasmas. These systems are only weakly collisional and are often far from thermodynamical equilibrium. In this framework, the Heliosphere constitute an exceptional plasma laboratory, where detailed investigation of particles and fields can be achieved thanks to spacecraft measurements. During my career I have worked on in situ data from several spacecraft at different distances from the Sun, such as Helios, Ulysses, Wind, Cluster, Rosetta. At present I'm actively involved in the science from the new space missions Solar Orbiter (ESA) and Parker Solar Probe (NASA). I am also expert in the theoretical and numerical modelling of collisionless plasmas, using kinetic codes.

Methodology: Theoretical modelling, Numerical simulations, Analysis of in situ data

My main research areas:

Heliospheric Physics
Fluid and kinetic instabilities
Wave-particle interactions
Wave-wave interactions and turbulence
Magnetic reconnection
SW/comets interactions

Publications

Journals

Raouafi NE, Matteini L, Squire J, et al.Raouafi NE, Matteini L, Squire J, Badman ST, Velli M, Klein KG, Chen CHK, Matthaeus WH, Szabo A, Linton M, Allen RC, Szalay JR, Bruno R, Decker RB, Akhavan-Tafti M, Agapitov OV, Bale SD, Bandyopadhyay R, Battams K, Berčič L, Bourouaine S, Bowen T, Cattell C, Chandran BDG, Chhiber R, Cohen CMS, D'Amicis R, Giacalone J, Hess P, Howard RA, Horbury TS, Jagarlamudi VK, Joyce CJ, Kasper JC, Kinnison J, Laker R, Liewer P, Malaspina DM, Mann I, McComas DJ, Niembro-Hernandez T, Panasenco O, Pokorný P, Pusack A, Pulupa M, Perez JC, Riley P, Rouillard AP, Shi C, Stenborg G, Tenerani A, Verniero JL, Viall N, Vourlidas A, Wood BE, Woodham LD, Woolley T close, 2023, Parker solar probe: four years of discoveries at solar cycle minimum, Space Science Reviews, Vol:219, ISSN:0038-6308, Pages:1-140

Laker R, Horbury TS, Matteini L, et al.Laker R, Horbury TS, Matteini L, Bale SD, Stawarz JE, Woodham LD, Woolley T close, 2022, Switchback deflections beyond the early parker solar probe encounters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol:517, ISSN:0035-8711, Pages:1001-1005

Franci L, Papini E, Del Sarto D, et al.Franci L, Papini E, Del Sarto D, Hellinger P, Burgess D, Matteini L, Landi S, Montagud-Camps V close, 2022, Plasma Turbulence in the Near-Sun and Near-Earth Solar Wind: A Comparison via Observation-Driven 2D Hybrid Simulations, Universe, Vol:8

McManus MD, Verniero J, Bale SD, et al.McManus MD, Verniero J, Bale SD, Bowen TA, Larson DE, Kasper JC, Livi R, Matteini L, Rahmati A, Romeo O, Whittlesey P, Woolley T close, 2022, Density and Velocity Fluctuations of Alpha Particles in Magnetic Switchbacks, Astrophysical Journal, Vol:933, ISSN:0004-637X

Hellinger P, Montagud-Camps V, Franci L, et al.Hellinger P, Montagud-Camps V, Franci L, Matteini L, Papini E, Verdini A, Landi S close, 2022, Ion-scale Transition of Plasma Turbulence: Pressure-Strain Effect, Astrophysical Journal, Vol:930, ISSN:0004-637X

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