Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975kosis..13..249v&link_type=abstract
Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia, vol. 13, Mar.-Apr. 1975, p. 249-253. In Russian.
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Interferometry, Ionospheric Electron Density, Mars Atmosphere, Mars 2 Spacecraft, Planetary Ionospheres, Radio Occultation, Atmospheric Diffusion, Photochemical Reactions, Radio Interferometers, Upper Ionosphere
Scientific paper
The distribution of the electron concentration in the upper ionosphere of Mars, obtained by two-frequency radio occultation from Mars-2, is used in analyzing the formation mechanism of the ionosphere above 140 km. A theoretical altitude profile is derived from the solution of an equation of continuity and is found to agree well with the experimentally obtained profile. The absence of a diffusion layer in the Martian ionosphere, analogous to the terrestrial F2 layer, is attributed to a lower concentration of atomic oxygen and the prevalence of a quadratic recombination law in the region of photochemical equilibrium.
Ivanov-Kholodnyi G. S.
Mikhailov Alexander. V.
Savich N. A.
Vyshlov A. S.
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