Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981p%26ss...29..595t&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 29, June 1981, p. 595-600.
Physics
Atomic Physics
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Atmospheric Composition, Atomic Excitations, Dayglow, Optical Transition, Oxygen Atoms, Thermosphere, Annual Variations, Dissociation, Electron Energy, Electron-Ion Recombination, Emission Spectra, Quenching (Atomic Physics), Reaction Kinetics, Recombination Coefficient
Scientific paper
An examination is conducted of the midlatitude data from four Atmosphere Explorer 1974 winter orbits (491, 533, 596, and 597) and three 1974 summer orbits (1808, 1823, 1853) for a description of the visible airglow experiment (VAE). Within each group the volume emission rates are remarkably similar, but there is a large increase in the summer emission rates over the winter rates above 250 km which has not been theoretically investigated previously. A numerical error was discovered in an investigation reported by Torr et al. (1980). Elimination of this error and adoption of O(1D) transition probabilities listed by Link et al. (1980) has resulted in a lower value for N2 quenching of O(1D) than was previously reported by Torr et al. (1980).
Abreu Vincent J.
Richards Paul G.
Torr Douglas G.
Torr Marsha R.
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