A Subsonic Gerdien Condenser Experiment for Upper Atmospheric Research.

摘要

This research is concerned with the design of a Gerdien condenser experiment suitable for flight on a standard meteorological rocket. After separating from the rocket at apogee, the instrument descends on a stabilized parachute system, telemetering the data back to ground while in flight. The theory of charged particle collection is presented for the Gerdien condenser. Also, the electrical and mechanical design for the particular system is discussed.