ROCKET MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRON DENSITY, ELECTRON TEMPERATURE AND THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD ABOVE FORT CHURCHILL,

Abstract

The report describes the results obtained from two Nike-Apache and two Javelin (Argo D-4) rockets launched in mixed pairs at Fort Churchill, Canada, in November 1964. These rockets were instrumented with two-frequency propagation beacons, Langmuir probes, and proton precession magnetometers. The project objectives, vehicle and payload configurations, and field operations schedule are given. Electron density and electron temperature profiles, earth magnetic field measurements, and propagation beacon frequency stability values are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676109

Entities

People

  • Harold T. Lootens

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scalar Magnetometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics