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The OI 989‐Å tropical nightglow
Author(s) -
Abreu V. J.,
Dalgarno A.,
Yee J. H.,
Chakrabarti S.,
Solomon S. C.
Publication year - 1984
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/gl011i006p00569
Subject(s) - airglow , atmospheric sciences , physics , environmental science
We present the first observations of the OI 989Å (2p 4 ³P ‐ 3s′ ³D°) emission in the tropical nightglow. The morphology and origin of the emission are discussed. Dielectronic recombination of O + is suggested as the mechanism responsible for populating the 3s′ ³D° state.