ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform
In December 2021, we presented a prototype of a fast ionosonde for vertical sounding based on the usage of publicly available radio-electronic components. This approach led to a major reduction in the cost of the created device. We called our development ION-FAST, which characterizes the key feature...
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| author | Sergey P. Moiseev Alexei V. Shindin Kseniya K. Grekhneva Viktoriya A. Pavlova Nikita S. Timukin |
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| description | In December 2021, we presented a prototype of a fast ionosonde for vertical sounding based on the usage of publicly available radio-electronic components. This approach led to a major reduction in the cost of the created device. We called our development ION-FAST, which characterizes the key feature of the ionosonde: the possibility of continuous operation at a speed of one ionogram per second, which is required to study the rapid processes of redistribution of the electron concentration during heating experiments. In May 2022, an ionosonde for vertical sounding of the ionosphere, developed at the Radiophysical Research Institute of Nizhni Novgorod (NIRFI), was put into continuous operation at the SURA facility. This report provides a description of the improvements made to the prototype over the last year and the path to be passed from idea to implementation. The results of the first months of the prototype’s operation (especially the results of the supporting optic experiment in August 2022), as well as prospects for further use and modernization, are provided. In addition, the realization of the oblique chirp-sounding receiver prototype as an extension of the proposed diagnostic platform’s functionality, including the first results, is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29d6392b39ad4c52ba608cce86a2f3ff2024-02-23T15:07:06ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332024-02-0115218810.3390/atmos15020188ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic PlatformSergey P. Moiseev0Alexei V. Shindin1Kseniya K. Grekhneva2Viktoriya A. Pavlova3Nikita S. Timukin4Radiophysical Research Institute, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bolshaya Pecherskaya St. 25/12a, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaRadiophysical Research Institute, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bolshaya Pecherskaya St. 25/12a, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaRadiophysical Research Institute, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bolshaya Pecherskaya St. 25/12a, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaRadiophysical Research Institute, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bolshaya Pecherskaya St. 25/12a, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaRadiophysical Research Institute, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Bolshaya Pecherskaya St. 25/12a, 603950 Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaIn December 2021, we presented a prototype of a fast ionosonde for vertical sounding based on the usage of publicly available radio-electronic components. This approach led to a major reduction in the cost of the created device. We called our development ION-FAST, which characterizes the key feature of the ionosonde: the possibility of continuous operation at a speed of one ionogram per second, which is required to study the rapid processes of redistribution of the electron concentration during heating experiments. In May 2022, an ionosonde for vertical sounding of the ionosphere, developed at the Radiophysical Research Institute of Nizhni Novgorod (NIRFI), was put into continuous operation at the SURA facility. This report provides a description of the improvements made to the prototype over the last year and the path to be passed from idea to implementation. The results of the first months of the prototype’s operation (especially the results of the supporting optic experiment in August 2022), as well as prospects for further use and modernization, are provided. In addition, the realization of the oblique chirp-sounding receiver prototype as an extension of the proposed diagnostic platform’s functionality, including the first results, is presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/2/188ionosondeionospherefield-programmable gate arraysoftware-defined radiovertical soundingoblique sounding |
| spellingShingle | Sergey P. Moiseev Alexei V. Shindin Kseniya K. Grekhneva Viktoriya A. Pavlova Nikita S. Timukin ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform Atmosphere ionosonde ionosphere field-programmable gate array software-defined radio vertical sounding oblique sounding |
| title | ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform |
| title_full | ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform |
| title_fullStr | ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform |
| title_full_unstemmed | ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform |
| title_short | ION-FAST as the NIRFI’s Ionospheric Diagnostic Platform |
| title_sort | ion fast as the nirfi s ionospheric diagnostic platform |
| topic | ionosonde ionosphere field-programmable gate array software-defined radio vertical sounding oblique sounding |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/2/188 |
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