A PLASMA RESONANCE AND ELECTRON TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENT.
Abstract
The report discusses some plasma and ionosphere parameters, investigates some appropriate measurement techniques, considers the design of a rocket-borne experiment to measure plasma resonance and electron temperature, and presents some preliminary flight results. A rocket borne experiment that measures the electrical characteristics of a probe or antenna can yield the ionospheric electron density and temperature parameters. Such an experiment was designed to measure the dc volt-ampere characteristics of a rocket-borne radio frequency excited probe. The flight results exhibited some interesting features. The expected plasma resonance was clearly evident in addition to other unexpected phenomena that were also observed. Preliminary data analysis produced measurements of electron temperature that compare reasonably well to the expected values.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 03, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608494
Entities
People
- Alvin M. Despain
Organizations
- University of Utah