Interferometric and Photometric Studies of Barium Releases. Part A

Abstract

The report summarizes efforts in developing apparatus for optical observations of barium releases in the Secede series and for optical detection of ionospheric electron heating produced by a high-powered ground based transmitter. Progress in analysis of the Secede and Ionospheric Modification data is described and the results are discussed. Analysis of Fabry-Perot interferometer data from the Secede III barium release series in Alaska, 1969 is presented and the improved Fabry-Perot apparatus developed for the Secede II series at Eglin, Florida, 1971 is described. The results obtained with our spatial-scanning photometer used in conjunction with the Boulder Ionospheric Modification Experiment in 1970 to detect electron heating in the F region is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0756937

Entities

People

  • D. P. Sipler
  • M. A. Biondi
  • R. D. Hake Jr.

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Reduction
  • Detection
  • Electrons
  • Fabry Perot Interferometers
  • Geometry
  • Ground State
  • Intensity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Optical Interferometers
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Resonance Absorption

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics