Design and evaluation of a balloon-borne electric field sensor

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dc.contributor.advisorFew, Arthur A.en_US
dc.creatorChristian, H. J. (Hugh J.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:14:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:14:56Zen_US
dc.date.issued1976en_US
dc.description.abstractA balloon-borne instrument has been developed which has the capability of making absolute measurements of the vector electric field inside thunderstorms and under fair weather conditions. Known as the Balloon Electric Field Sensor (BEFS), this device consists of a super-pressure spherical balloon and the associated electronics package which is mounted inside the balloon. The balloon, which has its surface divided into four conducting regions (in the shape of lunes), serves as both the measuring platform and the sensing element. Because of spherical symmetry and the absence of protrusions, calibration procedures are simplified, unknown field distortion factors are eliminated and corona problems are minimized. The BEFS measures the vertical and horizontal components of the ambient field in a total of three modes. By correlating these modes it is possible to separate the true field from various distorting effects.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent82 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Sp. Sci. 1976 Christianen_US
dc.identifier.citationChristian, H. J. (Hugh J.). "Design and evaluation of a balloon-borne electric field sensor." (1976) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103881">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103881</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1507en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103881en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleDesign and evaluation of a balloon-borne electric field sensoren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentSpace Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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