SOLAR PLASMA MEASUREMENTS

Abstract

The existence of a corpuscular solar radiation which extends well into the solar system was proposed many years ago based on observations of geophysical phenomena. These early indirect observations of the solar plasma are reviewed here and are compared to recent direct plasma measurements from ionospheric sounding rockets and from both geocentric and heliocentric satellites. Some of the measurement techniques employed in these direct observations are discussed in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1966
Accession Number
AD0637998

Entities

People

  • J. D. Mccarron

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Charged Particles
  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Detectors
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electrons
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Ion Traps
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Radio Frequency
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar System
  • Solar Wind
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space