ROCKET INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE GYRO-INTERACTION EXPERIMENT AEROBEE AE3.614,

Abstract

A strong interaction between radio waves and the ionosphere when excited in the vicinity of the electron gyrofrequency has been denoted as gyro-interaction. If the radio wave is of sufficient strength, increased energy and collisions cause noticeable heating and increased electron density. To produce such a disturbance and provide a means of measuring the associated parameters, an Aerobee rocket (AE 3.614) was instrumented and flown from the Eglin Gulf Test Center, Florida. The report details the instrumentation used to produce gyro-interaction and measure its effects in the surrounding D-region of the ionosphere. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0664343

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Alley
  • David A. Burt
  • Glenn D. Allred
  • Ralph Haycock

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Collisions
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionosphere
  • Leptons
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radio Waves
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics