A STUDY OF IONOSPHERIC ABSORTION PRODUCED BY GOLAR COSMIC RAYS

Abstract

Absorption of cosmic radio noise in lower ionosphere due to arrival of solar cosmic rays has been calculated for several locations at high magnetic latitudes. Calculation was made in three parts; volume production rate of electrons from ionization, equilibrium electron density resulting from competition between production and recombination processes, and absorption of electro magnetic radiation passing through ionized region. Calculation was made for proton energy spectra in the form of power law as observed by balloon-borne detectors following large solar flares. Calculated absorption was compared with observations obtained by riometers (relative ionospheric opacity meter) A Point Barrow, For Yuko College, and Farewell, Alaska.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0296176

Entities

People

  • Robert Anthony Weir Jr.

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Particles
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Free Electrons
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Particle Bombardment
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Waves
  • Solar Cosmic Rays
  • Solar Flares

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics