Calculations of Soft Auroral Bremsstrahlung and K alpha Line Emission at Satellite Altitude.

Abstract

Satellite altitude (450 nm) fluxes of 0.1- to 10-KeV auroral x-rays are calculated for some typical forms of incident electron spectra. Both bremsstrahlung and K alpha line emission are included. These calculations indicate that K alpha emission can increase the observable intensity of satellite altitude auroral x-rays by up to 100 times, thereby making soft x-rays an ideal medium for imaging the aurora. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041599

Entities

People

  • Bernard Blake
  • Janet G. Luhmann

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Detectors
  • Electron Energy
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Equations
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Soft X Rays
  • Space Sciences
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation
  • X Ray Astronomy
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space