Accession Number:

AD1190206

Title:

The Broad Band Receiver (BBR) Instrument on the Demonstrations and Science Experiments (DSX) Spacecraft

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Final Report]

Corporate Author:

Stanford University

Personal Author(s):

• Lauben, David
• Linscott, Ivan
• Inan, Umran

Report Date:

2022-12-15

Pagination or Media Count:

38

Abstract:

This final report summarizes events, analysis, and conclusions regarding the Stanford University Broad Band Receiver BBR flown aboard the Demonstrations and Science Experiments DSX Satellite, including pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities, during period of performance covering 04-Apr-2018 to 31-Aug-2022.BBRalong with the companion instrument TNTperformed well, especially as regards Boomerang propagation mode, whereby pulses transmitted by TNT return as echoes then received by BBR, allowing to measure absolute wave intensity and infer injection efficiency, and supporting new waveparticle studies to assess impact to radiation-belt electron populations. The primary dataset comprises over 2,200 TPK 5channel full-bandwidth Burst mode data files. Several types of expected and unexpected observations and results are presented, many suggestive of new physics yet to be explored.

Descriptors:

• spacecraft
• air force research laboratories
• artificial satellites
• bandwidth
• radiation
• air force
• physics laboratories
• physics
• demonstrations
• efficiency
• electrons
• frequency
• frequency bands
• ground stations
• gunfire detectors
• intensity
• magnetic fields

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]