Explosive plasma releases in the earth's ionosphere
Abstract
The Trigger and Buaro experiments and the University of Alaska's radial shaped charge experiment, which were conducted to actively probe the ionosphere with expanding plasmas are described. Emphasis is on the Trigger experiment, which has a Cs release with spherical geometry. Transient events occurring after Cs detonation include the production of a 200 mV/m electric field pulse, and the precipitation of energetic electrons. Future applications are also discussed, and include in situ measurements of the radial shaped experiment from a mother-daughter payload.
- Publication:
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AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting
- Pub Date:
- January 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982aiaa.meetS....K
- Keywords:
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- Ionospheric Electron Density;
- Metal Vapors;
- Metallic Plasmas;
- Plasma Jets;
- Space Plasmas;
- Barium Ion Clouds;
- Cesium Vapor;
- Electron Precipitation;
- Gas Injection;
- Geophysics