Primary Convener:
Savvas Raptis, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Convener:
Hadi Madanian, Epex Scientific
Heli Hietala, Queen Mary University of London
Drew Turner, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Early Career Convener:
Domenico Trotta, Imperial College London

Chair:
Savvas Raptis, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Drew Turner, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Domenico Trotta, Imperial College London
Hadi Madanian, Epex Scientific

Collisionless shock waves are ubiquitous across the universe, manifesting in diverse astrophysical plasmas, from planetary environments to supernovas. Upstream of shocks, a variable foreshock emerges, where waves interact with particles, resulting in a complex interplay which is further obfuscated by the formation of transient phenomena such as foreshock bubbles and HFAs. Downstream, a highly turbulent environment known as the sheath is formed, hosting additional transient phenomena like high-speed jets. Shocks within the Heliosphere are actively studied using spacecraft close to the Sun (Solar Orbiter, PSP), at Earth (MMS, THEMIS, Cluster) and at other planets (Cassini, Juno, Maven). In computer simulations, local (PIC) and global (Hybrid) models have been crucial in illuminating the dynamics of collisionless shock. However, despite significant progress, numerous questions remain unanswered.We welcome contributions from Heliophysics, Astrophysics, and Planetary Science communities with observational, numerical, and theoretical studies investigating plasma processes at collisionless shocks and their surrounding region.

Index Terms
7839 Nonlinear phenomena
7845 Particle acceleration
7851 Shock waves
7867 Wave|particle interactions

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth

Suggested Itineraries:
Space Weather

Cross-Listed:
SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics