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First measurements of electron temperature in the D region with a symmetric double probeMeasurement of the altitude profile of electron temperature in the ionospheric D region with the aid of a symmetric double probe flown on a Nike-Cajun payload launched on Oct. 13, 1971. The procedure for determining the electron temperature from the parameters of the double probe's current-voltage characteristic under conditions of nonnegligible ion-atom collision frequencies is described. It is shown that in its first lower ionospheric application the technique of the symmetric double probe has yielded the lowest values of electron temperature yet measured and has provided the very first direct measurement of electron temperature in the D region.
Document ID
19740029907
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Szuszczewicz, E. P.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Planetary Atmospheres, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 78
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
74A12657
Distribution Limits
Public
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