FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION FOR REENTRY PLASMA SHEATH

Abstract

A number of instruments for probing the plasma sheath during reentry are described. The instruments respond to the induced magnetic field produced by the interaction of the ionized gas flowing through an applied magnetic field. Flight models to measure the product of electrical conductivity and velocity are discussed. In addition analysis and description of laboratory transducers for determining velocity, fluctuations, and average electron collision frequency are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422293

Entities

People

  • Allen E. Fuhs

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Collisions
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Indicators
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionized Gases
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Plasma Sheaths
  • Transducers
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics