Sodium chemistry - A brief review and two new mechanisms for sudden sodium layers

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Feb 1992

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 40, Feb.-Mar. 1992, p. 247-253.

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Aeronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Metal Ions, Nightglow, Oxygen Ions, Sodium, Vertical Distribution, Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Layers, Mesosphere, Upper Atmosphere

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Two new mechanisms for the formation of sudden sodium layers (SSLs) are tentatively proposed here. One involves ion-ion recombination between coincident layers of Na(+) and O(-) ions formed by e + O2. This reaction, endothermic at room temperatures, may be important during auroras when energetic electrons are present and/or if sufficiently large electric fields are present. A less likely conjecture is that layers of atomic oxygen may mix with layers of sodium compounds to produce SSLs.

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