Investigation of the electric field below 80 km from a parachute-deployed payload

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Atmospheric Electricity, Drop Tests, Electric Fields, Ionospheric Sounding, Parachute Descent, Rocket Sounding, Atmospheric Radiation, Bremsstrahlung, Measuring Instruments, Prototypes, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Thunderstorms, X Rays

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An experimental investigation of the atmospheric electric field from rocket-boosted parachute-deployed payloads has been conducted. Data from two prototype flights; a drop test from a high-altitude balloon on July 10, 1973; and a rocket test on July 24, 1974, indicate that measurements of the ambient electric field from parachuted payloads are possible under appropriate circumstances. However, intermittent anomalous charging of the payloads, probes, and parachute has sometimes prevented measurement of the ambient field. No good explanation of this anomalous behavior has been found. This charging process needs to be understood or prevented before fully reliable operation of this and other related instruments can be achieved.

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