Approximate Analytical Formulae for Electron Density and Collision Frequency in the Natural and Nuclear-Disturbed Ionosphere and Inner Magnetosphere

Abstract

The phenomenological models of global electron density for the natural ionosphere of Ching and Chiu (1973) and Chiu (1975) have been extended to both lower (60 km) and higher (36,000 km) altitudes. Computer simulations of a high altitude nuclear explosion are analyzed to develop a phenomenological model of electron density. Approximate analytical formulae for electron density and associated electron collision frequency in both the natural and nuclear- distributed near earth space plasma environment are derived.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA193129

Entities

People

  • J. A. Fedder
  • Michael J. Keskinen

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Corporations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • High Altitude
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radio Waves
  • Security
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris