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Polar 5 - An electron accelerator experiment within an aurora. I - Instrumentation and geophysical conditionsA mother-daughter rocket was launched over two auroral structures, which included a 10 keV electron accelerator and a series of diagnostic instruments for monitoring optical and wave effects generated through beam-atmospheric interactions and production of secondary electrons. The instrumentation, the ground and rocket background measurements obtained, and some of the beam effects on various geophysical parameters are presented. Attention is given to the rocket geometry, capacitance probe, particle counters, photometers, and the bremsstrahlung X-ray detector. Observations on the plasma environment, auroral particle precipitation, d.c. electric field, optical emissions, and auroral background HF and VLF emissions are also discussed.
Document ID
19800052749
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Maehlum, B. N.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Grandal, B.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Jacobsen, T. A.
(Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt Kjeller, Norway)
Maseide, K.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Egeland, A.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Holtet, J.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Soraas, F.
(Oslo, Universitetet Oslo, Norway)
Aarsnes, K.
(Norwegian Defence Research Establishment Kjeller, Norway)
Stadsnes, J.
(Bergen, Universitetet Bergen, Norway)
Maynard, N. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Planetary and Space Science
Volume: 28
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
80A36919
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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