SATELLITE PLASMA SHEATH ANOMALIES

Abstract

Contents: Experimental studies of the Kraus Effect Plasma sheath and screening around a rapidly moving body Plasma compression effects produced by space vehicles in a magneto ionic medium Reflection of radio waves incident to boundary surfaces with application to the theory of the Kraus Effect Interaction of West Ford Needles with the Earth's magnetosphere Further on the interaction of West Ford Needles with the Earth's magnetosphere The generation of electromagnetic waves in the wake of a satellite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0403287

Entities

People

  • E. H. Walker
  • Richard T. Bettinger
  • S. F. Singer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Electric Charge
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mean Free Path
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radio Waves
  • Spacecraft
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster