AbstractTotally integrated design facilitates electrical cleanliness and light weight, which are necessary in subsonic parachute-borne payloads for electrodynamics investigations. “Blunt” probes measure ion conductivity, as do Gerdien condensers. Recent finite-element computer analyses combining find electrodynamics have resolved problems in determining ion densities and mobilities from Gerdien data. Three-axis electric fields are measured with deployable boom-mounted electrodes from DC through VLF. Splitting the cylinrical payload with an insulator and measuring the current between halves has provided a vertical Maxwell current detector mechanically rigid enough to measure, at ELF, energy related to coupling. A nose tip “Smith” probe turbulence measurement is usually performed on ascent. Other instrumentation, such as photo-ionization sources and X-ray detectors, can also be included. These electrodynamic measurement payloads are about one meter in length and have a mass of about 9 kg. They can be launched with an Orion-class or smaller vehicle.


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    Title :

    Electrodynamics payloads for small rockets


    Contributors:
    Croskey, C.L. (author) / Hale, L.C. (author) / Mitchell, J.D. (author) / McCarthy, S.P. (author) / Goodnow, K.J. (author) / Li, C. (author) / Goldberg, R.A. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 12 , 10 ; 321-324


    Publication date :

    1992-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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