Range Contamination and Its Effect on Measurements

Autor: William C. Worthington, Wallace G. Clay, Richard Slattery
Rok vydání: 1968
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. :187-193
ISSN: 0018-9251
DOI: 10.1109/taes.1968.5408957
Popis: Increased sensitivity and dynamic range of the instrumental techniques used in conjunction with experiments on ballistic ranges have brought to the fore many problems arising from contamination in the ranges themselves. This is seldom discussed when experimental results are presented but is frequently the controlling limitation on the accuracy of the measurements. The authors discuss contamination due to dirt and debris resultant from gun operation, gaseous impurities, and projectile-borne impurities as they have occurred at the Re-entry Simulating Range of Lincoln Laboratory. The effects of these contaminants on measurements are discussed and illustrated, and measures for controlling them are outlined. Finally, a particular range operation is described from the standpoint of impurity control.
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