SPACE PHYSICS PROGRAM
Abstract
A number of experimental techniques were developed and employed in making measurements of the near-earth space environment from Program 162 satellites. These measurements include the identification of the fluxes and energy spectra of trapped protons and electrons in the region of space from 200-700 km and provide the first positive identification that the artificial radiation belt was produced from bomb electrons. Radiometric measurements were also made of the earth's background radiance in the near infrared and middle ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. Data are being analyzed to determine the vertical distribution of ozone in the atmosphere, as inferred from measurements of the attenuation of radiation in the middle ultra violet due to absorption by the oxygen-3 molecule. Airglow experiments were conducted to study the 5577A green and the 6300A red lines of atomic oxygen.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0407110
Entities
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation