Measurement of Temperature and Density in the Upper Atmosphere Using an Electron Beam

Rotational temperature and density measurements from 75 to 150 km at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, have been made from observations of the local fluorescence produced by a rocket-borne electron gun in the 0–1 band of nitrogen's first negative system.The engineering aspects of the experiment are dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Physics
Main Authors: DeLeeuw, J. H., Davies, W. E. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
Subjects:
General Physics and Astronomy
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p72-144
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/p72-144
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Summary:Rotational temperature and density measurements from 75 to 150 km at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, have been made from observations of the local fluorescence produced by a rocket-borne electron gun in the 0–1 band of nitrogen's first negative system.The engineering aspects of the experiment are discussed together with a presentation of the results from the electron beam apparatus and hot cathode ionization gauges.

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