
Interactions of Space Vehicles with an Ionized Atmosphere
International Series of Monographs in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Vol. 18
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1965
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editor: S. F. Singer
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 9 1 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 2 5 7 - 8
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Request a sales quoteInternational Series of Monographs in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Volume 18: Interactions of Space Vehicles with an Ionized Atmosphere focuses on the interaction of bodies with ionized gas as it move through the interplanetary space. This book is divided into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the fundamental problem that underlies the distortion of a plasma in the vicinity of an electrically charged body. The rocket and satellite measurements of the plasma that sheath around the body in which the screening takes place are discussed in Chapters 2 to 4. In Chapters 5 to 6, the direct physical interactions between the particles of the plasma and surface of a body are described. The electromagnetic propagation effects introduced by the presence of a body in a plasma are covered in Chapters 7 to 9. The last chapter is devoted to finding and describing mechanisms that might explain the existence of plasma clouds produced by the passage of large bodies through a plasma. This volume is intended for scientists, engineers, and researchers interested in the interactions of space vehicles with an ionized atmosphere.
Part I Plasma Sheaths-Physical Measurement and Theory
Particle Distribution and Motion in a Field of Force
Plasma Sheath and Screening Around Stationary Charged Sphere and a Rapidly Moving Charged Body
An in situ Probe System for the Measurement of Ionospheric Parameters
Plasma Sheath Effects on Rocket Antennas
Free Molecular Heat Transfer in the Ionosphere
On the Formation of Satellite Electron Sheaths Resulting from Secondary Emission and Photoemission
Part II Radiowave Reflections—Observations and Hypothesis
The Satellite Ionization Phenomenon as Studied by CW-Reflection and Pulse Radar Techniques
The Detection of Artificial Satellites by their Influence on the Ionosphere
An HF-Radar Search for the Effects of Earth Satellites Upon the Ionosphere
A Communication on the Analysis of Single-Frequency Radio Transmission from Satellites
Reflection of Radio Waves Incident on Boundary Surfaces with Application to the Theory of the Kraus Effect
Coherent Scattering of a Metallic Body in the Presence of an Ionized Shell
Disturbance Due to a Satellite in a Plasma Medium and Its Effect on Radar Return
Plasma Compression Effects Produced by Space Vehicles in a Magnetoionic Medium
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1965
- No. of pages (eBook): 520
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483209142
- eBook ISBN: 9781483222578
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