THE DETERMINATION OF METEOR MASS DISTRIBUTION FROM RADAR ECHO COUNTS

1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 2729-2748 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Electron Attachment ◽  
Meteor Radar ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Wide Beam ◽  
Radar Echoes ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Radar Echo ◽  
Meteor Trails

In relating the frequency distribution of the durations of radar echoes from meteor trails to the mass distribution of the meteoroid flux, two major effects must be taken into account. Because bright meteors tend to be observable by radar from any angle, the rate of long-duration echoes is enhanced relative to short-duration echoes. This effect is particularly pronounced for the Ottawa radar which has wide-beam antennas. On the other hand, the effect of electron attachment is to suppress the long-duration echo count, particularly for low-velocity meteors, which produce ionized trails at lower altitudes.The influence of both these effects on the observational results from the Ottawa meteor radar is examined quantitatively.

scholarly journals 32. Meteor mass distribution from radar observations

1968 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 343-351
Author(s):  
B.A. McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Electron Attachment ◽  
Radar Observations ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Radar Echo

There are many problems in deducing the meteor mass distribution from radar echo observations. Some of these are reviewed in this paper, particular emphasis being placed on the effects of electron attachment and of equipment parameters on the statistics of long-duration echoes.

scholarly journals 33. Meteor shower mass distribution from radar echo counts

1968 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 352-361
Author(s):  
W. G. Elford
Keyword(s):  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Meteor Shower ◽  
Inverse Power ◽  
Meteor Showers ◽  
Power Flux ◽  
Wide Aperture ◽  
Radar Echoes ◽  
Radar Echo

Theoretical hourly rates of radar echoes from meteor showers observed with narrow- and wide-aperture systems are calculated in terms of equipment parameters and the distribution of the number of meteors as a function of mass. From a comparison of the echo rates in selected range intervals, it is shown that it is possible to determine the value of the exponent in a simple inverse power flux law.The effect on the echo rate of a change in the value of the exponent in the flux law with magnitude is described and the probability of detecting showers at different stations is discussed.It is suggested that simple radar echo counts in several range intervals can be used to determine the mass distribution of meteor showers over a range of two or three magnitudes above the limiting magnitude of the system. The analysis is applied to some observations made at Christchurch and Ottawa.

The Rain Required for a Radar Echo

1949 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 278-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Perrie
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Direct Determination ◽  
Radar Echoes ◽  
Radar Echo ◽  
Principal Contribution

A Microwave Early Warning Radar was operated at Clinton, Ontario from March until October, 1945, for the purpose of studying radar echoes from rain. The principal contribution from this operation has been a direct determination of the amount of rain (measured both by gauge and by drop measurements) required to produce an echo at a given range.

Analysis of STEM micrographs of thick objects

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
S. Golladay
Keyword(s):  
Inelastic Scattering ◽  
Multiple Scattering ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Phase Contrast ◽  
Image Point ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Total Cross Sections ◽  
Elastic And Inelastic Scattering

The theory of multiple scattering has been worked out by Groves and comparisons have been made between predicted and observed signals for thick specimens observed in a STEM under conditions where phase contrast effects are unimportant. Independent measurements of the collection efficiencies of the two STEM detectors, calculations of the ratio σe/σi = R, where σe, σi are the total cross sections for elastic and inelastic scattering respectively, and a model of the unknown mass distribution are needed for these comparisons. In this paper an extension of this work will be described which allows the determination of the required efficiencies, R, and the unknown mass distribution from the data without additional measurements or models. Essential to the analysis is the fact that in a STEM two or more signal measurements can be made simultaneously at each image point.

New approaches for the determination of dextran in the sugar production process

2018 ◽  
pp. 138-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Abraham ◽  
Eckhard Flöter
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Molecular Mass Distribution ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Mass Variation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Precise Knowledge ◽  
Enzyme Application

The presence of polysaccharides in cane and beet raw juices causes several negative effects during the sugar manufacture. These are usually mitigated by enzymatic decomposition of dextrans. Such effects not only depend on the content, but also on the molecular mass distribution. This means that the different dextran fractions specifically affect the process. An accurate process control hence requires the most precise knowledge about the existing content and the molecular mass distribution present. A detailed understanding of the specific processing problems and also a targeted enzyme application hence requires the determination of a total dextran content and also its characterization including the differentiation between the different dextran fractions. An accurate analytical tool which equally satisfies industrial applicability is still lacking. To improve on this situation, two new approaches for the determination of dextran were developed and benchmarked against the commonly used and established Haze Method, which is rather inaccurate and also sensitive to molecular mass variation. The two new approaches are both based on polarimetry. These two methods indicate to be superior over the Haze Method with respect two molecular mass variation and hence enable the determination of a broader molecular size range including also low molecular mass dextrans.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF IONIZATION ALONG UNDERDENSE METEOR TRAILS

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 2035-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Rice ◽  
P. A. Forsyth
Keyword(s):  
Upper Atmosphere ◽  
Sources Of Error ◽  
Signal Characteristics ◽  
Radio Signals ◽  
Meteor Trails

Attempts to use the decay of radio signals reflected from individual meteor trails to study the upper atmosphere have revealed a puzzling inconsistency in the signal behavior. An earlier paper pointed out that this inconsistency remained even when the previously postulated sources of error were eliminated. As a result, an irregularly ionized trail model was proposed and shown, by calculation of signal characteristics, to be capable of accounting for the observations. This paper presents results of a new experiment which permitted the determination of the ionization profiles as the meteor trails were formed. The predicted irregularities were found, even for trails which exhibited apparently "ideal" underdense signal characteristics.

Simulation of Stepped-Frequency LFM Radar Echo Based on FPGA

2012 ◽  
Vol 198-199 ◽  
pp. 948-953
Author(s):  
Jian Ping Ou ◽  
Sheng Qi Liu ◽  
Wei Niu
Keyword(s):  
Moving Target ◽  
Direct Digital Synthesis ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Radar Echoes ◽  
Radar Echo ◽  
Digital Synthesis ◽  
Physical Simulations ◽  
Stepped Frequency ◽  
Logic Resource

An implementation framework of stepped-frequency LFM (SF-LFM) radar echoes simulator is presented in the paper based on the decomposition and calculation of SF-LFM radar echoes of a moving target. The proposed method can be implemented conveniently with direct digital synthesis (DDS) logic resource. The feasibility of this resolution is verified with computer and semi-physical simulations experiments.

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