Alex Clay Cushley

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Why is the X-34 sub-orbital aircraft air-launched?

NASA's unmanned X-34 shcramjet demonstration sub-orbital aircraft is air-launched from Orbital Sciences Corp.’s L-1011, a commercial jetliner originally modified to carry the company’s...

09 October 2020 557 1 View

How are inductors used in munitions systems?

I am teaching a course and came across applications of inductors in remote detonating systems, detonators and fuzes like the FMU-143 penatrating bomb fuze system, but I have not found much...

14 September 2020 8,109 0 View

What is the maximum frequency reflected by the E-layer at incidence?

What is the highest critical frequency f0F2 ever recorded? Is anyone aware of a paper/reference or published ionogram for the reflection of 50 MHz (or higher) radio waves by the Ionosphere at...

26 November 2019 3,615 4 View

Does the spectral reflectance of a solar panel depend on the charge of a spacecraft's betteries?

Different materials have different spectral signatures. Is the spectral signature different for a given solar panel, depending on whether it is charging a (spacecraft's) batteries or there is a...

11 January 2017 5,860 2 View

Data availability for Faraday rotation and total electron content (conjunctions)?

Hello, Is anyone aware of data that is available where Faraday rotation and total electron content (FR) are measured independently (possibly by conjunctions of different satellites and/or...

21 September 2016 6,699 2 View

What sources of a priori information can be used for computerized ionospheric tomography (CIT)?

Many research papers state that the reconstruction algorithm being used in the respective research can incorporate a priori information, without elaboration on where such data can be...

03 April 2016 4,359 6 View

What effect do (SuperDARN) HF radar have on riometer data?

Can anyone please give a brief synopsis of the effect that (SuperDARN) HF radar have on riometer data with suggestions for further reading?

11 March 2016 317 0 View

Is the average parallel component of Earth's magnetic field sufficient for estimation of Faraday rotation from Ionospheric TEC?

I have found numerous papers that estimate Faraday rotation (FR) using total electron content (TEC) measurements and an average value for the parallel component of Earth's magnetic field. I know...

27 February 2016 242 3 View

Where can I obtain processed data (TEC as a function of latitude) with ionospheric maps?

I would like to find data for Total Electron Content (TEC) as a function of latitude (TEC curves possibly from GPS observations). I also will need an ionospheric map (electron density as a...

03 February 2016 717 6 View

What radio science journals are free of cost that have a high reputation and impact factor?

Hello, I have a research paper in preparation but am uncertain whether I will have enough funds available to publish in the journal that I usually publish in (Radio Science). The topic is...

01 January 1970 8,323 3 View

What should I do if someone plagiarizes my journal article?

I recently became aware of this paper, which plagiarized one of my previous publications. I left a comment on the RG article, contacted the authors of the paper and the editor @Alexei V....

01 January 1970 7,561 5 View

What was the highest value of total electron content (TEC) ever recorded?

Typical values of vertical total electron content (VTEC) seem to be about 1 to 100 TECu. I was wondering, what is the highest value of TEC (slant or vertical) that has ever been recorded? Please...

01 January 1970 678 7 View