Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz
Thesis (M.S.)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1970.
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| author | Reisz, Albert Colbert |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/552842024-05-31T21:02:30Z Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz Reisz, Albert Colbert Theodore R. Madden. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences. Thesis (M.S.)-- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1970. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 37). For probable values of the lunar electromagnetic properties, a transverse magnetic surface wave may be propagated along the solar wind plasma-moon interface in the frequency range from about one kilohertz to about ten kilohertz. The horizontal propagation characteristics of this surface wave as a function of frequency may be used to probe the lunar electromagnetic properties to a probable maximum depth of about fifty kilometers. The electromagnetic fields of idealized dipole sources located within a few meters of the lunar surface and immersed in the solar wind plasma are considered. For a vertical electric dipole, or broadside to a horizontal magnetic dipole, the surface fields at radial distances greater than about ten kilometers are found to be dominated by the surface wave. These sources may also excite transverse magnetic wave guide modes confined between the plasma and a lunar conducting basement. If a wet model of the moon is adopted, only the surface wave mode will be present, and it will be sensitive to the depth of the ice to water transition, expected at about one kilometer, and to lunar dielectric properties between the transition depth and the surface. If the moon is dry, a thermally activated conductive basement is expected at about one hundred kilometers, and the surface wave will be sensitive to dielectric properties to a probable maximum depth of about fifty kilometers. For the dry model, the fields due to the wave guide modes become important below about two kilohertz for the horizontal magnetic dipole source. by Albert Colbert Reisz. M.S. 2010-05-25T21:15:14Z 2010-05-25T21:15:14Z 1970 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55284 61492091 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 37 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Earth and Planetary Sciences. Reisz, Albert Colbert Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title | Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title_full | Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title_fullStr | Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title_short | Electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| title_sort | electromagnetic probing of the lunar interior in the frequency region from one kilohertz to ten kilohertz |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55284 |
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