Role of radio wave reflection during radio occultation by the solar corona

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Radiophys. Quantum Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5446070

Kucheryauenkov, A I; Pavel'ev, A G; Rubtsov, S N; Yakoulev, O I

The authors present a theoretical analysis of reflection of radio waves by the sun when the plasma around the sun occults a spacecraft. The frequency difference is calculated between direct and reflected waves, smearing of the energy spectra, and absorption and refractive attenuation of the radio waves. It is shown that in the decimeter range, it may be possible to detect the reflected ray by the methods of frequency and time selection. The authors show that it is possible to perform bistatic radio location of the sun.

• Research Organization: Radio Technical and Electronics Institute, Academy of Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5446070
• Journal Information: Radiophys. Quantum Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 28:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
REFLECTION
SOLAR CORONA
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
ABSORPTION
ATTENUATION
COSMIC RADIATION
ECLIPSE
ENERGY SPECTRA
RADIOASTRONOMY
REFRACTION
SOLAR RADIO BURSTS
SPACE VEHICLES
SUN
ASTRONOMY
ATMOSPHERES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAIN SEQUENCE STARS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SPECTRA
STARS
STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
STELLAR CORONAE
VEHICLES
640104* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Solar Phenomena