Electron and Proton Spectrometry in the AFGL Auroral E Program. I. Experiment Overview and Preliminary Auroral Electron Data.

Abstract

The design of spectrometers to determine electron and proton spectra over energy ranges between 2 eV and 60 keV, and their application in a dual rocket experiment to measure these particle fluxes in a continuous aurora, are discussed briefly. Details of the overall experiment, including relevant flight parameters, are given, and preliminary results of electron measurements are presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120861

Entities

People

  • L. Heroux
  • R. H. Salter
  • W. J. Mcmahon

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Aspect Angle
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Calibration
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Measurement
  • Particle Flux
  • Photoelectron Spectra
  • Photoelectrons
  • Spectrometers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Solar Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics