Imogen Gingell

Space scientist by day, game designer by night.

Science

Publications and public engagement for Imogen's work in space plasma physics.

Games

Table-top roleplaying game design, media and other content by Imogen.

Science

Imogen's work in space physics, covering the solar wind, shock waves, magnetospheres, and turbulence.

Publications

Gingell, IL, Schwartz, SJ, Kucharek, H, Farrugia, CJ, Fryer, LJ, Plank, J, Trattner, KJ, 2023, Hybrid simulations of the decay of reconnected structures downstream of the bow shock, Physics of Plasmas 30, 012902. doi: 10.1063/5.0071106Stawarz, JE, Eastwood, JP, Phan, TD, Gingell, IL, Pyakurel, PS, Shay, MA, Robertson, SL, Russell, CT and Le Contel, O, 2022, Turbulence-driven magnetic reconnection and the magnetic correlation length: Observations from Magnetospheric Multiscale in Earth's magnetosheath, Physics of Plasmas 29, 012302. doi: 10.1063/5.0071106Gingell, I, Schwartz, SJ,Kucharek, H, Farrugia, CJ and Trattner, KJ, 2021, Observing the prevalence of thin current sheets downstream of Earth's bow shock, Physics of Plasmas 28, 102902, doi:10.1063/5.0062520Schwartz, SJ, Ergun, R, Kucharek, H, Wilson, L, Chen, L.-J, Goodrich, K,Turner, D, Gingell, I, Madanian, H, Gershman, D, Strangeway, R, 2021, Evaluating the deHoffmann-Teller cross-shock potential at real collisionless shocks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029295. doi: 10.1029/2021JA029295Fryer, LJ, Fear, RC, Coxon, JC, & Gingell, IL, 2021, Observations of closed magnetic flux embedded in the lobes during periods of northward IMF. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029281. doi: 10.1029/2021JA029281Schwartz, SJ, Kucharek, H, Farrugia, CJ, Trattner, K, Gingell, I, Ergun, RE, et al. (2021). Energy conversion within current sheets in the earth's quasi‐parallel magnetosheath. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091859. doi:10.1029/2020GL091859Stawarz, JE, Matteini, L, Parashar, T. N, Franci, L, Eastwood, JP, Gonzalez, CA, Gingell, IL, et al. (2021). Comparative analysis of the various generalized Ohm's law terms in magnetosheath turbulence as observed by Magnetospheric Multiscale. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA028447. doi:10.1029/2020JA028447Liu TZ, Lu S, Turner DL, Gingell I, et al., 2020, Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in Foreshock Transients, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2020JA027822, doi: 10.1029/2020JA027822Gingell I, Schwartz SJ, Eastwood JP, et al., 2019, Statistics of reconnecting current sheets in the transition region of earth's bow shock, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2019JA027119, doi: 10.1029/2019JA027119Stawarz, JE, Eastwood, JP, Phan, TD; Gingell, IL, et al., 2019, Properties of the Turbulence Associated with Electron-only Magnetic Reconnection in Earth’s Magnetosheath, Geophysical Review Letters, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 877 L37, doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab21c8Gingell I, Schwartz SJ, Eastwood JP, et al., 2019, Observations of magnetic reconnection in the transition region of quasi‐parallel shocks, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 1,177-1,184, doi: 10.1029/2018GL081804Johlander A, Vaivads A, Khotyaintsev AV, Gingell I, et al., 2018, Shock ripples observed by the MMS spacecraft: ion reflection and dispersive properties, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 60, 125006, doi: 10.1088/1361-6587/aae920Schwartz SJ, Avanov L, Turner D, Zhang H, Gingell I, et al., 2018, Ion kinetics in a hot flow anomaly: MMS observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 11,520-11,529. doi: 10.1029/2018GL080189Gingell I, Schwartz SJ, Gershman DJ, et al., 2018, Production of negative hydrogen ions within the MMS Fast Plasma Investigation due to solar wind bombardment, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123, 6161– 6170, doi: 10.1029/2018JA025341Gingell I, Schwartz SJ, Burgess D, et al., 2017, MMS Observations and Hybrid Simulations of Surface Ripples at a Marginally Quasi-Parallel Shock, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 122, Issue 11, pp. 11,003-11,017, doi: 10.1002/2017JA024538Gingell I, Sorriso-Valvo L, Burgess D, et al., 2017, Three-dimensional simulations of sheared current sheets: transition to turbulence?, Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 83, id. 705830104, doi: 10.1017/S0022377817000058Burgess D, Hellinger P, Gingell I, et al., 2016, Microstructure in two- and three-dimensional hybrid simulations of perpendicular collisionless shocks, Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 4, article id. 905820401, 23 pp., doi: 10.1017/S0022377816000660Burgess D, Gingell I, Matteini L, 2016, Multiple current sheet systems in the outer heliosphere: energy release and turbulence, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 822, Issue 1, article id. 38, 9 pp., doi: 10.3847/0004-637X/822/1/38Johlander A, Schwartz SJ, Vaivads A, Khotyaintsev YV, Gingell I, et al., 2016, Rippled Quasiperpendicular Shock Observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacecraft, Physical Review Letters, Volume 117, Issue 16, id.165101, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.165101Burgess D, Hellinger P, Gingell I, Travnicek PM, et al., 2016, Microstructure in two- and three-dimensional hybrid simulations of perpendicular collisionless shocks, Journal of Plasma Physics, Volume 82, Issue 4, article id. 905820401, 23 pp., doi: 10.1017/S0022377816000660Gingell I, Sundberg T, Burgess D, 2015, The impact of a hot sodium ion population on the growth of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in Mercury's magnetotail, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 120, Issue 7, pp. 5432-5442, doi: 10.1002/2015JA021433Gingell I, Burgess D, Matteini L, 2015, The three-dimensional evolution of ion-scale current sheets: tearing and drift-kink instabilities in the presence of proton temperature anisotropy, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 802, Issue 1, article id. 4, 10 pp., doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/802/1/4Gingell I, Chapman SC, Dendy RO, 2014, Plasma blob formation by ion kinetic Kelvin-Helmholtz and interchange instabilities, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 56, issue 3, p. 035012, doi: 10.1088/0741-3335/56/3/035012Gingell I, Chapman SC, Dendy RO, 2013, Plasma heating by ion gyro-scale blobs in the kinetic and fluid regimes, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Volume 55, Issue 5, article id. 055010, doi: 10.1088/0741-3335/55/5/055010Gingell I, Chapman SC, Dendy RO, Brady CSet al., 2012, Transport and evolution of ion gyro-scale plasma blobs in perpendicular magnetic fields, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Volume 54, Issue 6, article id. 065005, 11 pp., doi: 10.1088/0741-3335/54/6/065005

Games

Manifest Zone

The Eberron podcast that explores the tabletop fantasy RPG setting with setting creator Keith Baker, and co-hosts Wayne Chang and Imogen Gingell.

Dungeons & Dragons

Imogen has published several bestiaries, adventures and other products for D&D 5th Edition on the DM's Guild and with MCDM.Click Here to see her full list publications on the Guild, or follow the links below!