The Design, Development and Test of a Rocket Payload to Measure Atmospheric Density.

Abstract

Rocket-borne instrumentation to measure atmospheric density in the 100 km to 200 km altitude region was designed, developed, and fabricated. The instrumentation employed two pulsed 4.5 kev electron beams each with an average current of one milliampere. Observation of the beam induced bremsstrahlung was made with two end-window proportional counters and associated electronics in the 1.0 to 4.5 kev x-ray region. The ultraviolet fluorescence was observed with a single 3914 A photometer and associated logarithmic electrometer. In order to measure vehicle charge, a planar retarding potential analyzer was employed. This report details the sensor specifications and electrical design of the instrument payload. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0777907

Entities

People

  • William B. Huber

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Analyzers
  • Atmospheric Density
  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Counters
  • Detectors
  • Electrometers
  • Electron Beams
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Fluorescence
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Photometers
  • Proportional Counters
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems