A Subsonic Gerdien Condenser Experiment for Upper Atmospheric Research.

Abstract

This research is concerned with the design of a Gerdien condenser experiment suitable for flight on a standard meteorological rocket. After separating from the rocket at apogee, the instrument descends on a stabilized parachute system, telemetering the data back to ground while in flight. The theory of charged particle collection is presented for the Gerdien condenser. Also, the electrical and mechanical design for the particular system is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060433

Entities

People

  • J. D. Mitchell
  • R. S. Sagar

Organizations

  • University of Texas at El Paso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Charged Particles
  • Converters
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • Generators
  • Ionization
  • Measurement
  • Parachutes
  • Particles
  • Power Supplies
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.