Heliyoastrofizik

Heliyoastrofizik is an interdisciplinary area of study focused on the physics of the Sun and its interactions with the solar system, combining solar physics, space plasma physics, and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics. The field examines how solar magnetic activity drives phenomena such as sunspots, flares, coronal heating, solar wind, and interplanetary space weather, and how these processes influence planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres. Research typically integrates ground- and space-based observations, numerical simulations, and theoretical modeling.

Scope and subfields include solar interior and surface dynamics; the solar corona and heating; solar wind acceleration and heliospheric structure; space weather and magnetospheric coupling; and stellar analogues and star-planet interactions. Data from missions such as SOHO, SDO, Parker Solar Probe, and Solar Orbiter, along with ground-based observatories, underpin most work. Methods span spectroscopy, imaging, radio and in situ plasma measurements, and computational magnetohydrodynamics.

History and terminology: The name is a portmanteau of sun, astronomy, and physics. It is used in some Turkish-language sources to describe the physics of solar and heliospheric environments and their broader astrophysical implications. In English-language literature, researchers typically classify these topics under solar physics or heliophysics, with overlapping areas in astrophysics.

Education and career: Academic programs in physics or astronomy may offer courses or tracks in helioastrofizik, solar physics, and space plasma physics. Training emphasizes plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics, radiative transfer, and data analysis. Careers are concentrated in universities, national laboratories, and space agencies, with roles in research, mission planning, and space-weather services.

Related topics include solar physics, heliophysics, astrophysics, and space weather.