DETERMINATION OF IONOSPHERE PARAMETERS BY MEANS OF A SATELLITE ANTENNA-TYPE PROBE: II. ANALYSIS FOR SPHERICAL GEOMETRY.

Abstract

The analysis of a spherical antenna-type ionosphere probe is given. The change in input admittance upon immersion of the antenna in a magnetoionic medium is evaluated by expressing the field as the sum of the free-space field and a secondary field. The secondary field is evaluated by successive approximations. Calculations are carried through in detail for the first approximation. Higher order approximations can be evaluated by the same procedure. The analysis is in a form which leads itself to numerical evaluation on a digital computer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1960
Accession Number
AD0251231

Entities

People

  • W. W. Zachary

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Digital Computers
  • Geometry
  • Ionosphere
  • Satellite Antennas
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space