Auroral Simulation Effects

Abstract

This report describes the continuing and concluding work related to analyses of ICECAP data with emphasis on short wavelength infrared radiation in the auroral environment. A brief description of some satellite-communications related work is also included. Data from two auroral events, taken by ICECAP rockets IC 519.07-B and IC 507.11-2A, were analyzed and compared with results from computer calculations. These comparisons, along with those from earlier studies, are used to draw conclusions and recommendations related to IR modeling in the nuclear environment. A new and more accurate procedure for calculating electron temperatures was devised and incorporated into the auroral code ARCTIC. The results were used, along with ion mass spectrometer measurements in an aurora, to infer enhanced values for the NO concentration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049066

Entities

People

  • Douglas H. Archer
  • Paul W. Tarr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Flux
  • Energy
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Particle Flux
  • Rocket Trajectories
  • Scattering
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Spectra

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  • Business Analytics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Microelectronics
  • Space