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Nov 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982p%26ss...30.1133m&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 30, Nov. 1982, p. 1133-1136. Research supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Resear
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Herzberg Bands, Nightglow, Oxygen Spectra, Spatial Dependencies, Vibrational Spectra, High Altitude, Photometry, Rocket-Borne Instruments
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The validity of the assumption that the vibrational distribution of the O2 Herzberg I bands in the terrestrial nightglow is constant throughout the high altitude emitting profile is assessed. The Degen (1972) model for laboratory-observed afterglow Herzberg I bands was extended to describe the vibrational distributions expected in the altitudes of interest, and compared with rocket-borne photometry of the Herzberg I bands at 85-115 km. A good match was found between the predictions and observations, yielding a rate coefficient of 1/10 trillion cu cm/sec, which is close to that measured by other researchers but indicates that the assumption that the vibrational distribution is constant is invalid.
Greer G. H. R.
Lewellyn E. J.
McDade Ian C.
Murtagh Donal P.
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