INSTRUMENTATION TO MEASURE THE RATE OF ION PRODUCTION IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE DURING AN AURORA.

Abstract

An ion chamber designed to measure the rate of ionization in the upper atmosphere during an aurora is described. The details of the instrument's design, operation, and calibration are presented. The flights of two ion chambers on two Astrobee 200 rockets launched from Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, in January 1966 are described in detail. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634299

Entities

People

  • Clifton Doiron
  • Edwin R. Hedblom
  • William P. Reidy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Calibration
  • Canada
  • Chambers
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Manitoba
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Production
  • Radiation Measuring Instruments

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.