The determination of the parameters of fragmenting meteoroids

Taking into account the quasi-continuous fragmen- tation of meteor particles, the formulae describing the variation of both light and ionization along the atmospheric trajectory of meteoroids, are derived. Two methods of data processing are presentedenablingthedeterminationoftheparametersofquasi- continuousfragmentation,R0,andR1,characterizingtheparent bodyandthefragmentationproducts,aswellasthebulkdensity of the parent meteoroid from the light and/or ionization curve. The use of these methods is shown by means of two examples of processing of model curves.