Development and Application of Electrical and Mechanical Prototype Instruments for Space Environment Studies.

Abstract

The objectives of this contract have been adequately realized. The development, calibration and integration of the prototype instrumentation were applied in scientific experiments flown on two AEOLUS rocket payloads, which involved circuit design, printed circuit layouts, electronic density package design, and electronics package design. Analysis and synthesis of flight results involved plasma measurements including bulk ion motions, energy distributions, plasma diagnostic sensors, physical dimensions and location under changing geophysical conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044742

Entities

People

  • Frederick J. Rich
  • Mukhtar Ahmed
  • Peter B. Anderson
  • William J. Burke

Organizations

  • Regis University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Circuit Boards
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Analyzers
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Measurement
  • Plasmas (Physics)
  • Printed Circuits
  • Spacecraft
  • Terrorism
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites