Determination of the D-Layer Dissociative Recombination Coefficient from a High Altitude Nuclear Explosion.

Robert LeLevier

Expert InsightsPublished 1963

An attempt to determine the bounds on the dissociative recombination coefficient of the D-layer of the ionosphere. This note analyzes measurements of the geographical extent and time dependence of X-ray induced absorption over Midway during the 9 July 1962 high-altitude nuclear explosion.

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  • Year: 1963
  • Pages: 16
  • Document Number: P-2756

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LeLevier, Robert, Determination of the D-Layer Dissociative Recombination Coefficient from a High Altitude Nuclear Explosion. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1963. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2756.html.
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