INSTRUMENTATION TO MEASURE THE RATE OF ION PRODUCTION IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE DURING AN AURORA.

An ion chamber designed to measure the rate of ionization in the upper atmosphere during an aurora is described. The details of the instrument's design, operation, and calibration are presented. The flights of two ion chambers on two Astrobee 200 rockets launched from Fort Churchill, Manitoba,...

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Main Authors: HEDBLOM, Edwin R., Reidy,William P., Doiron,Clifton
Other Authors: AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC CAMBRIDGE MASS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Test Facilities
Equipment and Methods
*IONIZATION CHAMBERS
*AURORAE
IONIZATION
MEASUREMENT
SOUNDING ROCKETS
IONS
Canada
Fort Churchill
Churchill
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0634299
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0634299
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Summary:An ion chamber designed to measure the rate of ionization in the upper atmosphere during an aurora is described. The details of the instrument's design, operation, and calibration are presented. The flights of two ion chambers on two Astrobee 200 rockets launched from Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, in January 1966 are described in detail. (Author)

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