ARTIFICIAL AURORAS RESULTING FROM THE 1958 JOHNSTON ISLAND NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1959 · J. Geophys. Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ064i012p02267· OSTI ID:4206228

Malville, J M

Data decay electrons traveling along magnetic lines of force are shown to be capable of accounting for the antificial aurora which appeared at the conjugate point of Johnston Island after the explosion of August 1. Dissociative recombination and ion-atom interchange are sugBested as the primary exciting mechanisms of the oxygen forbidden lines in the artificial auroral rays and may account, when combined with collisional de-excitation, for the observed vio-let color of the rays. The high-altitude are may be a form of auroral afterglow and may result from a process similar to that which enhances the oxygen red lines in twilight. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-006078
• OSTI ID: 4206228
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Research, Journal Name: J. Geophys. Research Vol. Vol: 64
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ATOMS
AURORAE
BETA DECAY
BETA PARTICLES
COLOR
EARTH
ELECTRONS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITATION
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
INTERACTIONS
IONS
LEVELS
LUMINESCENCE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MOTION
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OXYGEN
PACIFIC OCEAN