ROCKET INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF AC CONDUCTIVITY, WITH A CAPACITIVE PROBE, AND LONG WAVE PROPAGATION IN THE LOWER IONOSPHERE

Abstract

This report summarizes the mechanical and electrical characteristics of instrumentation designed to be flown in a Black Brant rocket along with another payload developed by AFCRL. The experiments for which the instrumentation is used are: (a) an A-C conductivity probe which measures the impedance between an insulated section of the nose cone and the body of the rocket at two different frequencies; and (b) a propagation experiment which measures the field strength, along two axes of the rocket, of a low frequency wave transmitted from the ground to the rocket. A block diagram of the system used to perform the experiments is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0403442

Entities

People

  • R. W. Vogt
  • T. A. Seliga

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Capacitance
  • Circuit Boards
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electron Tubes
  • Ferrites
  • Measurement
  • Nose Cones
  • Power Supplies
  • Printed Circuits
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Test Equipment
  • Variable Capacitors
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms
  • Wiring Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems