Statistical Analysis of Low Energy Electrons and Their Relationship to Radiowave Scintillations.

Abstract

The relationship between the observed increase in the flux of low energy (500 ev) electrons, at an altitude of 800 km and the corresponding amplitude and frequency scintillations of radio waves passing through ionospheric irregularities at 350 km was studied. This data was measured by the electron spectrometer (J-sensor), the magnetometer, and the radio beacon experiment (137 MHz and 413 MHz) of the HILAT satellite. The data analyzed here was taken from January-March 1984. During that time interval 198 enhancements of electron flux were recorded in the night sensors (magnetic local time), occurring most frequently at 0300 and 2300 MLT. For 73 of these enhancements, magnetometer data was examined for corresponding geomagnetic disturbances, but only nine had such associated disturbances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA163835

Entities

People

  • William E. Ober

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Geometry
  • Information Science
  • Magnetic Disturbances
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Waves
  • Refractive Index
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space