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 404 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 8,049 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 3,563 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 5,815 2 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 270 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 196 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 668 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 8,275 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 7,494 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 638 7 View