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Reexamination of the O( 3 P→ 1 D) excitation rate by thermal electron impact
Author(s) -
Mantas George P.,
Carlson Herbert C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/91gl00019
Subject(s) - excitation , airglow , atomic physics , electron , electron ionization , physics , thermal , electron temperature , nuclear physics , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , quantum mechanics , ion , ionization
The theoretical and experimental electron impact excitation cross sections for the O( 3 P→ 1 D) transition that have been reported in the literature the last two decades are used to derive O( 3 P→ 1 D) excitation rates by thermal electron impact. The derived rates are represented by a simple parametric formula which should prove useful in atmospheric 6300‐Å airglow and electron gas thermal balance studies.