NMC, Inc.

The Proposed Study Is Highly Relevant to the Goals of Both the H-tides Program and Decadal Survey. H-tides Aims to Support "studies That Probe Fundamental Plasma Physical Processes " and Pdi Is a Prime Example of Such a Process in Our Heliosphere. by Performing Reproducible Measurements of Pdi Physics in a Controlled Environment We Will Be Able to Provide a Benchmark for Integrating Theory and Modeling With Spacecraft Observations. These Results Contribute Directly to the Decadal Survey Objective Discover and Characterize Fundamental Processes That Occur Both Within the Heliosphere and Throughout the Universe. Furthermore Because Pdi May Play a Key Role in How Alfven Waves From the Sun Are Evolve and Power the Solar Wind the Insights Gained From This Proposal Will Also Help Address the Decal Survey Objective Determine the Interaction of the Sun With the Solar System and the Interstellar Medium. Results From This Work May Therefore Aid Future Studies to Interpret Data From Nasa Missions Such as Parker Solar Probe and Wind.