A Multi-Channel Digital Data Logging System for Ionospheric Scintillation Studies.

Abstract

This report describes a multi-channel digital data logging system designed specifically to digitize and record the analog transmissions from radio beacon satellites which are subsequently used for ionospheric scintillation studies. System specifications and design diagrams are given. This system has been actually built and is currently recording data. The computer software necessary to produce a digital magnetic tape for further data processing is described in the Appendix. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA051754

Entities

People

  • A. L. Hearn
  • K. S. Yang

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Analysis
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Displays
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Generators
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Nand Gates
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space