Rocketborne Measurement of an Infrared Enhancement Associated with a Bright Auroral Breakup

Abstract

A Paiute-Tomahawk sounding rocket containing a 1.5-5.3 micrometers cryogenically cooled spectrometer was flown into a very bright (IBC III+) auroral breakup from Poker Flat, Alaska. The main emission features at 2.8, 4.3, and 5.3 micrometers were all found to be enhanced due to the large energy input to the atmosphere associated with the aurora. The most prominent enhancement occurred in the 4.3 micrometers region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 05, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046474

Entities

People

  • A. T. Stair Jr.
  • Doran J. Baker
  • James C. Ulwick
  • K. D. Baker

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Ground Based
  • High Gain
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Navy
  • Optical Instruments
  • Radiation
  • Rockets
  • Spectrometers
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.