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Space physics educational outreachThe goal of this Space Physics Educational Outreach project was to develop a laboratory experiment and classroom lecture on Earth's aurora for use in lower division college physics courses, with the particular aim of implementing the experiment and lecture at Saint Mary's College of California. The strategy is to teach physics in the context of an interesting natural phenomenon by investigating the physical principles that are important in Earth's aurora, including motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, particle collisions and chemical reactions, and atomic and molecular spectroscopy. As a by-product, the undergraduate students would develop an appreciation for naturally occurring space physics phenomena.
Document ID
19950021431
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Copeland, Richard A.
(Stanford Research Inst. Menlo Park, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1995
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-198649
MP-95-068
NAS 1.26:198649
Accession Number
95N27852
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4621
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-3673
PROJECT: SRI PROJ. 4854
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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