Energy transfer from excited N2 and O2 as a source of O(1S) in the Aurora |
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| Authors: | AW Yau GG Shepherd |
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| Institution: | Centre for Research in Experimental Space Science, York University, Downsview, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 |
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| Abstract: | It is proposed that energy transfer from excited O2 contributes to the production of O(1S) in aurora. An analysis is presented of the OI5577 Å emission in an IBC II+ aurora between 90 and 130 km. The volume emission rate of the emission at these altitudes is consistent with the production rate of O(1S) by energy transfer to O(3P) from N2 in the A3Σ2+ state and O2 in the A3Σu+, C3Δc1Σu? states, the N2A state being populated by direct electron impact excitation and B → A cascade and the excited O2 states by direct excitation. Above the peak emission altitude (~105 km), energy transfer from N2A is the predominant production mechanism for O(1S). Below it, the contribution from quenching of the O2 states becomes significant. |
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