Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data

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autor Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
autorsonst Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
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fussnote Photodissociative ionization of N"2 into the unbound N^+"2 H ^2Σ"g^+ state is identified as the parentage of a number of N^+ and N excited states that contribute to the u.v. dayglow. Yields have been obtained for the production of extreme ultraviolet emission lines of N^+ (and N) from a laboratory experiment using a broad-band synchrotron radiation source with fluorescence spectroscopy. The yields are termed ''effective'', in that they are constant percentages of the H state cross section. These are compared with effective yields needed to reproduce NII 1085 and 916 Å lines from four dayglow observations using a model of solar energy deposition and photoelectron production and loss in the Earth's thermosphere. The 1085 Å effective yield measured in the laboratory (18%) agrees with that from the dayglow data (average of 17%) to well within experimental uncertainties. Thus, we conclude that photodissociative ionization of N"2 is the primary source of the Nil 1085 Å dayglow. However, there is an order of magnitude discrepancy among the various dayglow observations of the 1085/916 intensity ratio, only one of which is consistent with the laboratory observation of 4.4. Neither contamination by other dayglow features nor atmospheric extinction can account for the disparities. Laboratory measurements of N"2 and O"2 absorption cross sections at these wavelengths are also reported.
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shingle_author_1 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
shingle_author_2 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
shingle_author_3 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
shingle_author_4 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
shingle_catch_all_1 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
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Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
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shingle_catch_all_2 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
0032-0633
00320633
Elsevier
shingle_catch_all_3 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
0032-0633
00320633
Elsevier
shingle_catch_all_4 Meier, R.R.
Samson, J.A.R.
Chung, Y.
Lee, E.-M.
He, Z.-X.
Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
0032-0633
00320633
Elsevier
shingle_title_1 Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
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shingle_title_3 Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
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titel Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
titel_suche Production of N^+^* from N"2 + hv: Effective EUV emission yields from laboratory and dayglow data
Photodissociative ionization of N"2 into the unbound N^+"2 H ^2Σ"g^+ state is identified as the parentage of a number of N^+ and N excited states that contribute to the u.v. dayglow. Yields have been obtained for the production of extreme ultraviolet emission lines of N^+ (and N) from a laboratory experiment using a broad-band synchrotron radiation source with fluorescence spectroscopy. The yields are termed ''effective'', in that they are constant percentages of the H state cross section. These are compared with effective yields needed to reproduce NII 1085 and 916 Å lines from four dayglow observations using a model of solar energy deposition and photoelectron production and loss in the Earth's thermosphere. The 1085 Å effective yield measured in the laboratory (18%) agrees with that from the dayglow data (average of 17%) to well within experimental uncertainties. Thus, we conclude that photodissociative ionization of N"2 is the primary source of the Nil 1085 Å dayglow. However, there is an order of magnitude discrepancy among the various dayglow observations of the 1085/916 intensity ratio, only one of which is consistent with the laboratory observation of 4.4. Neither contamination by other dayglow features nor atmospheric extinction can account for the disparities. Laboratory measurements of N"2 and O"2 absorption cross sections at these wavelengths are also reported.
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