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Simons et al. 1981
Simons, D.J., Pongratz, M.B., Smith, G.M., Barasch, G.E. and Fitzgerald, T.J. (1981). Prompt striations observed in a barium thermite release at 335 km. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JA086iA03p01576. issn: 0148-0227.

Three barium clouds have been released from a single rocket at altitudes of 335, 443, and 535 km. The releases were by means of barium thermite injection. Adding the different cross-field velocity components of the rocket at each of the releases resulted in barium clouds with different kinetic velocity distributions. The barium cloud with the most peaked velocity distribution striated promptly, in good agreement with theoretical predictions based on a kinetic plasma instability. Details of the data analysis and experiment are discussed.

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