UV and Optical Spectra Produced by the EXCEDE III Experiment.

Abstract

A goal of the EXCEDE III (Excitation by Electron Deposition) atmospheric energy deposition experiment was to monitor the spectral excitations from the energy deposition profile produced by the - Ampere - 2.5 keV electron beam. During the EXCEDE III rocket flight on April 27, 1990, ultraviolet and optical spectra covering the wavelength region between 1800 and 800 A were measured with two Ebert-Fastie spectrometers. Spectral features have been identified and line production efficiencies have been calculated. Finally, the measured spectra are compared with those obtained from natural aurora.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA323997

Entities

People

  • A. J. Lepage
  • R. J. Rieder
  • S. A. Rappaport
  • T. J. Keneshea

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Control Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Accelerators
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Excitation
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Visible Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics