Uncertainty analysis of air radiation for lunar return shock layers

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kleb, Bil ^a,b   Johnston, Christopher O ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Aerothermodynamics Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; HEAT FLUX; IMPACT IONIZATION; MOON; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOIONIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STARK EFFECT;

ELECTRON-IMPACT EXCITATION; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; INFRARED SPECTRAL REGIONS; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; PHOTOIONIZATION CROSS SECTION; RADIATIVE HEAT FLUXES; RISK ANALYSIS METHODS; UNCERTAINTY CONTRIBUTORS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651244320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-6388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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