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Study of artificially generated and natural auroras
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Davis, T. N. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The feasibility of generating artificial auroras by injecting electrons into the upper atmosphere was investigated by using an electron accelerator aboard an Aerobee 350 rocket. Four of the artificial auroral rays were detected and recorded by two geophysical sites separated enough to enable the spatial coordinates of the rays to be determined by triangulation. It was found that (1) the beam remained well collimated; (2) most of the initial beam energy was deposited in the atmosphere; (3) plasma instabilities did not play a significant role; and (4) the orientations of the rays were determined with sufficient accuracy to improve the knowledge of the earth's magnetic field over the Virginia coast. The publications resulting from this research are listed. |
| File Size | 313355 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730018661 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6n05x27p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Triangulation Upper Atmosphere Electron Accelerators Auroras Aerobee Rocket Vehicle Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
