Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The importance of dissociative recombination in planetary aeronomy is summarized, and two examples are discussed. The first is the role of dissociative recombination of N2(+) in the escape of nitrogen from Mars. A previous model is updated to reflect new experimental data on the electronic states of N produced in this process. Second, the intensity of the atomic oxygen green line on the nightside of Venus is modeled. Use is made of theoretical rate coefficients for production of O (1S) in dissociative recombination from different vibrational levels of O2(+).
Keywords:
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
Type:
Dissociative Recombination: Theory, Experiment and Applications; May 28, 1989 - May 31, 1989; Lake Louise; Canada
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text
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