THE STUDY OF PLASMA SURROUNDING REENTRY BODIES AND RESULTANT INTERACTION WITH MICROWAVE RADIATION.
Abstract
A theoretical and experimental investigation was made of the effect of chemical additives on microwave communication blackout due to the plasma sheath. It was shown that the removal of free electrons by means of diffusion and by recombination are in general much slower than required by the transit time past the vehicle antenna. Electron removal by various electron attaching additives was shown to be much more effective. The theoretical phase of the program included the investigation of solid, liquid, and vapor additives in a plasma. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0838145
Entities
People
- Sander E. Nydick
- Sol Aisenberg