A laboratory study of the mechanism of the oxygen airglow |
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| Authors: | J A Steadman B A Thrush |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW Cambridge, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Further laboratory studies of emission by O(1
S) and by O2
A
3
u
+
,A 3
u
andc
1
u
–
in the oxygen afterglow lead to the conclusion that Barth's mechanism for the excitation of the auroral green line O
2
*
+O(3P=O2+O(1S)–(1) is correct and that levelsv=6 and 7 of O2
A
3
u
+
are Barth precursors. The value ofk
1=7×10–11 cm3 s–1 deduced for these levels is shown to be in fair agreement with atmospheric measurements. |
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| Keywords: | Airglow excited oxygen chemiluminescence |
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