On Air Density Measurements Using the Alpha-Particle Range Method

Author

Gus Tom Zorn

Publication Date

5-13-1953

Abstract

The density of the air is in general determined from a knowledge of the pressure and temperature by applying the ideal gas law. This law may be stated in the following for; p=MP/TR, where p is the density of the air in gm/cm³, M is the gram molecular weight, P is the pressure in dynes/cm², T is the temperature in degrees kelvin and R is the universal gas constant in ergs per degree absolute for one mole. This method is also used in the determination of the air density as a function of the height in the atmosphere. Certainly it is the most convenient method, for the parameters of pressure and temperature may be measured by a number of simple techniques.

Degree Name

Physics

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Physics & Astronomy

First Committee Member (Chair)

Victor H. Regener

Second Committee Member

Roy Thomas

Third Committee Member

John Root Green

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Zorn, Gus Tom. "On Air Density Measurements Using the Alpha-Particle Range Method." (1953). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phyc_etds/191