The O I 3d sup 3 D sup degree minus 2p sup 4 sup 3 P transition at 1026 angstrom in the day airglow

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JA092iA08p08767· OSTI ID:5615075

Meier, R R; Anderson, Jr, D E; Paxton, L J; McCoy, R P ^[1]; Chakrabarti, S ^[2]

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1. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)
2. Univ. of California, Berkeley (United States)

An emission feature at 1,026-{angstrom} observed at 600 km in the dayglow with a spectrometer on board the STP 78-1 spacecraft cannot be explained by geocoronal hydrogen Lyman {beta}. An accidental resonance of some lines of the O I multiplet at 1,026-{angstrom} with the broad solar Lyman {beta} line can in fact account for the observed emission rate, based on analysis with a Monte Carlo radiative transport model. Photoelectron excitation of atomic oxygen is negligible compared with resonant scattering. The airglow results support a ratio of 66 to 1 for the solar Lyman {alpha} to Lyman {beta} line center fluxes.

• OSTI ID: 5615075
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States) Vol. 92:A8; ISSN 0148-0227; ISSN JGREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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IONS
LYMAN LINES
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