Optical emissions on the nightside ionosphere of Venus

Details Optical emissions on the nightside ionosphere of Venus Optical emissions on the nightside ionosphere of Venus

Feb 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982ijrsp..11...15s&link_type=abstract

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, vol. 11, Feb. 1982, p. 15-19.

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Space Physics

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Atmospheric Ionization, Electron Precipitation, Ionospheric Electron Density, Night Sky, Planetary Ionospheres, Venus Atmosphere, Atmospheric Models, High Energy Electrons, Ion Production Rates, Light Emission

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It is noted that one of the several mechanisms proposed for the nightside ionization of the ionosphere of Venus is the precipitation of low-energy electron fluxes. Assuming such a possibility, the volume excitation rates and ionization rates as a result of electron precipitation are calculated using the generalized spatial yield spectrum approach. Several bands of CO2, N2, and O(1D) are found to be prominently excited by low-energy electron precipitation. It is thought that these can serve as diagnostic tools for identifying low-energy electrons in the nightside ionosphere of Venus.

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