Interactions of Space Vehicles with an Ionized Atmosphere : International Series of Monographs in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Vol. 18

International 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. Content: INTERNATIONAL SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS IN AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv EDITOR'S FOREWORD, Pages vii-viii, S. FRED SINGER PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION AND MOTION IN A FIELD OF FORCE, Pages 3-60, E.J. öPIK PLASMA SHEATH AND SCREENING AROUND A STATIONARY CHARGED SPHERE AND A RAPIDLY MOVING CHARGED BODY, Pages 61-162, EVAN HARRIS WALKER AN IN SITU PROBE SYSTEM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF IONOSPHERIC PARAMETERS, Pages 163-270, RICHARD T. BETTINGER PLASMA SHEATH EFFECTS ON ROCKET ANTENNAS, Pages 271-281, W. PFISTER, J.C. ULWICK FREE MOLECULAR HEAT TRANSFER IN THE IONOSPHERE, Pages 283-303, LEON M. GILBERT, SINCLAIRE M. SCALA ON THE FORMATION OF SATELLITE ELECTRON SHEATHS RESULTING FROM SECONDARY EMISSION AND PHOTOEFFECTS, Pages 305-321, D.B. MEDVED THE SATELLITE IONIZATION PHENOMENON AS STUDIED BY CW-REFLECTION AND PULSE RADAR TECHNIQUES, Pages 325-372, JOHN D. KRAUS THE DETECTION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES BY THEIR INFLUENCES ON THE IONOSPHERE, Pages 373-388, T.G. HAME, W.D. STUART AN HF-RADAR SEARCH FOR THE EFFECTS OF EARTH SATELLITES UPON THE IONOSPHERE, Pages 389-427, T.A. CROFT, O.G. VILLARD Jr. A COMMUNICATION ON THE ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-FREQUENCY RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM SATELLITES, Pages 429-435, T.G. HAME, B.C. POTTS REFLECTION OF RADIO WAVES INCIDENT ON BOUNDARY SURFACES WITH APPLICATION TO THE THEORY OF THE KRAUS EFFECT, Pages 437-446, E.H. WALKER COHERENT SCATTERING OF A METALLIC BODY IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IONIZED SHELL, Pages 447-463, L. PETERS Jr, W.G. SWARNER DISTURBANCE DUE TO A SATELLITE IN A PLASMA MEDIUM AND ITS EFFECT ON RADAR RETURN, Pages 465-481, KUN-MU CHEN PLASMA COMPRESSION EFFECTS PRODUCED BY SPACE VEHICLES IN A MAGNETOIONIC MEDIUM, Pages 483-501, S.F. SINGER, E.H. WALKER INDEX, Pages 503-510 Other volumes in this Division, Page ibc1