Simultaneous measurements of electron density and temperature in the northern auroral zone

Jean-Jacques Berthelier (1) , D.J. Sturges (2)

1 GRI - Groupe de Recherches Ionosphériques
2 University of Birmingham [Birmingham]

Measurements of electron density using an R.F. capacitance probe, and of electron temperature using a new type of double Langmuir probe, are reported. Data were obtained over an altitude range from about 65 to 240 km, during a moderately strong zenithal aurora. The probes were launched from Andøya, Norway, using a Dragon rocket.

Keywords: Electron Temperature; Electron Density; Langmuir Probe; R. F. Capacitance Probe; Measurement; Auroral Zone

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]

Jean-Jacques Berthelier, D.J. Sturges. Simultaneous measurements of electron density and temperature in the northern auroral zone. Planetary and Space Science, 1967, 15 (6), pp.1049-1054. ⟨10.1016/0032-0633(67)90170-5⟩. ⟨insu-03225195⟩