THEORETICAL DETERMINATION OF THE IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CAPACITIVE IONOSPHERE ROCKET PROBE
Abstract
The impedance characteristics of a capacitive ionospheric rocket probe have been determined as a function of the electron density, collision frequency, and temperature. The physical model used in developing the theory incorporated both effects of the ion sheath which forms about the rocket body and the anisotropic nature of the surrounding magnetoionic medium. Results are obtained and numerically evaluated to show that the sheath makes a very significant contribution to the impedance characteristics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0403135
Entities
People
- J. R. Herman
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University