Stimulated-Emission-of-Energetic-Particles (seep) Experiment.

Abstract

The immediate scientific objective of this stimulated-emission-of-energetic-particles (SEEP) program is to experimentally establish the detailed relationship between ground-based VLF transmitter activity (i.e. operating frequency, signal strength, pulse duration and duty cycle) and the characteristics of the resulting particle precipitation (intensity, energy and pitch angle distribution). Once these relationships are established an assessment can be made of the feasibility of using controlled wave-particle interactions as a selective method of precipitating electrons from the radiation belts onto critical communication links in the ionosphere. With this knowledge corrective actions to mitigate the effects of such activity against existing and planned U.S. Navy communication systems can be pursued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075503

Entities

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Communication Systems
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Electrons
  • High Altitude
  • Ionosphere
  • Military Research
  • North America
  • Precipitation
  • Radiation
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Space Sciences

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics