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A rocket observation of the 6300 Å/5200 Å intensity ratio in the dayside aurora: Implications for the production of O(¹D) via the reaction N(²D) + O 2 → NO + O(¹D)
Author(s) -
Link Richard
Publication year - 1983
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/gl010i003p00225
Subject(s) - ionosphere , rocket (weapon) , physics , intensity (physics) , polar , emission intensity , atmospheric sciences , astrophysics , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , chemistry , astronomy , luminescence , aerospace engineering , engineering , chromatography
An analysis of rocket AMF‐VB‐41 measurements of the spatial variation of the I6300/I5200 intensity ratio in the dayside cleft and polar cap ionosphere is reported. The measured variation of the I6300/I5200 ratio is not consistent with significant production of 6300 Å emission via the reaction N(²D) + O 2 → NO + O(¹D). An upper limit to the O(¹D) yield of 0.1 is obtained for this mechanism.