AURORAL STUDIES BY ROCKET SPECTROSCOPY

Ground-based studies of the spectra of upper atmospheric emission is limited to wavelengths longer than 3000 A because of absorption by ozone, oxygen, and nitrogen in the lower atmosphere, and only limited information about the altitude at which emission occurs can be obtained from the ground. Rocke...

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Main Authors: Fastie, William G, Dieke, G H
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AEROBEE
ASSEMBLY
ATMOSPHERE MODELS
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
AURORAE
CONFIGURATIONS
DC TO DC CONVERTERS
GRATINGS(SPECTRA)
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
LIGHT
MEASUREMENT
NITROGEN
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
OPTICAL SCANNING
Optics
PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES
POWER SUPPLIES
RESOLUTION
Rockets
SIMULATION
SOUNDING ROCKETS
SPECTROMETERS
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
UPPER ATMOSPHERE
VOLTAGE
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Summary:Ground-based studies of the spectra of upper atmospheric emission is limited to wavelengths longer than 3000 A because of absorption by ozone, oxygen, and nitrogen in the lower atmosphere, and only limited information about the altitude at which emission occurs can be obtained from the ground. Rocket borne spectroscopic instrumentation can overcome these limitations. One of the objectives of the studies has been to develop rugged and reliable rocket instrumentation which is capable of measuring extremely weak light signals and to use these instruments to obtain ultraviolet and far ultraviolet spectra of aurorae. Another objective of the studies has been to study the spectra of atmospheric species in the laboratory under simulated upper atmospheric conditions. The laboratory studies have also included analysis and interpretation of rocket flight data. (Author)