Solvated electrons in the upper atmosphere

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Dec 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.294..732a&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 294, Dec. 24-31, 1981, p. 732, 733.

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Aerosols, Atmospheric Effects, Ionospheric Electron Density, Nucleation, Upper Atmosphere, Dipole Moments, Mass Spectrometers, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Water

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According to theoretical calculations, a cold, neutral water cluster (H2O)8 has a dipole moment of 4.61 D, so that larger (H2O)n clusters may be expected to bind an electron. In light of these ideas, the possibility that solvated electrons may also exist in the earth's upper atmosphere and affect nucleation and aerosol formation is considered. It is suggested that upper-atmosphere solvated electrons may be detected by means of rocket-borne ion mass spectrometers, and that they may be used as tracers in the probing of condensation nuclei.

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