HIGH ALTITUDE GUN PROBES (DEVELOPMENT OF LANGMUIR PROBES)

Abstract

This final report describes a program to develop an instrument capable of measuring electron density in the 50 to 160 kilometer altitude region and capable of surviving a 60,000 'G' shock encountered during launch from a cannon. This report is in two parts: The first describes various techniques and instruments capable of measuring electron density in this altitude region. The second section describes the design techniques as well as flight results from these probes. Both dc and ac Langmuir probes were chosen as the best instruments for fulfilling the system requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0633920

Entities

People

  • A. L. Kadis
  • A. V. Block
  • L. C. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Amplifiers
  • Classification
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Gas
  • Electronic Amplifier
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Ionosondes
  • Ionosphere
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Semiconductors
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems