Accession Number:

AD0648047

Title:

AN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF MEASURING THE ELECTRON CONCENTRATION IN THE IONOSPHERE AND INTERPLANETARY SPACE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Mityakova,E. E.
• Mityakov,N. A.
• Rapoport,V. O.

Report Date:

1961-08-03

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

The methods described in the literature for determining the electron concentration in the ionosphere by means of artificial earth satellites AES are briefly examined. Expressions for the phase and group paths of the signal emitted by the AES are found in a quasi-longitudinal approximation, which takes into account the earths sphericity. New methods are discussed for determining the electron concentration by measuring the angle between the polarization planes on two frequencies and by measuring the difference between the group paths on two frequencies. The use of a combination of these two methods is proposed for measuring the electron concentration of interplanetary space by means of a cosmic rocket. Author

Descriptors:

• *IONOSPHERE
• *SPACE ENVIRONMENTS
• MEASUREMENT
• ELECTRON DENSITY
• ELECTRON DENSITY
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• RADIO TRANSMISSION
• POLARIZATION
• RADIO SIGNALS
• SPACE PROBES
• USSR

Subject Categories:

• Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Physics
• Thermodynamics
• Astronautics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE