Air Chemistry and Boundary Layer Studies with AURORA

An experimental technique for measuring air conductivity using AURORA is described. Experimental results for dry air and N2 are presented and compared with theory. A simple theory of the boundary layer that forms at the negative plate of the instrument is developed. The results for dry air and N2 ap...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 1977-01, Vol.24 (6), p.2406-2410
Main Authors: Crevier, W. F., Longmire, C. L., Merkel, G., Spohn, D. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calibration
Chemistry
Conductivity measurement
Current density
Electron mobility
EMP radiation effects
Equations
Instruments
Production
Uncertainty
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Summary:An experimental technique for measuring air conductivity using AURORA is described. Experimental results for dry air and N2 are presented and compared with theory. A simple theory of the boundary layer that forms at the negative plate of the instrument is developed. The results for dry air and N2 appear to agree well with the theory, although there is some uncertainty in the absolute calibration of the data. A refined version of the experiment will eliminate most of the uncertainties in the calibration of the early results and will also be used to obtain wet air data.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1977.4329227