Rocketborne interferometer measurement of infrared auroral spectra

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Jun 1988

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 36, June 1988, p. 543-551. DNA-sponsored research.

Computer Science

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Auroral Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectra, Interferometers, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Chemiluminescence, Least Squares Method, Nitric Oxide, Photometers

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Short wavelength and midwavelength infrared auroral spectra in the 1300-4000/cm range have been obtained with a rocketborne, cryogenic, field-widened interferometer at altitudes of 89 to 135 km. Prominent molecular bands identified include the Delta v = 1 NO sequence near 55.4 microns, the CO fundamental near 4.7 microns, and the Delta v = 1 OH sequence in the 2.8 micron region. The identification of several band heads from the NO Delta v = 1 sequence points to a highly nonthermal production source of the high lying rotational NO levels. Synthetic spectra, absolute intensities, and rotational temperatures of many of the dominant molecular band emitters are compared to previous results.

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