A Comparison of the Spectra from Navy and Air Force Aircraft Parachute Flares,

Abstract

Spectra have been obtained in the visible spectral region from the Navy Mk 45 and the Air Force LUU-2B/B aircraft parachute flares. Marked differences are noted particularly in the region of the sodium D resonance line radiation and in the red region of the spectrum. The broadening of the sodium resonance lines is considerably less in the LUU-2B/B than in the Mk 45. There is also considerably less radiation in the red spectral region from the LUU-2B/B. Color data and candlepower are presented for both flares. An explanation of the differences in the spectra is given in terms of the radiative transfer model. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782511

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Webster Iii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Aircraft
  • Aircrafts
  • Flares
  • Parachute Flares
  • Parachutes
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Resonance
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Materials Science and Engineering.