INFRARED-EMISSION FROM THE ELECTRON-IRRADIATED UPPER-ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED BY THE EXCEDE - SPECTRAL EXPERIMENT

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FRASER, ME [1 ]
GREEN, BD [1 ]
ONEIL, RR [1 ]
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[1] USAF, PHILLIPS LAB,PL OLAA OP,GEOPHYS DIRECTORATE, DIV OPT ENVIRONM, BEDFORD, MA 01731 USA
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10.1029/91JA01269
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P1 [天文学];
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This paper presents the results and interpretation of infrared data obtained by the Excede:Spectral auroral simulation experiment. We have analyzed 2- to 7-mu-m data from the two circular variable filter spectrometers. The dominant N2 electronic transition system identified in the data across this region is the N2(W3-DELTA-u-nu less-than-or-equal-to 5 --> B3-PI-g, nu less-than-or-equal-to 3) band system which is observed at all altitudes. Nitric oxide fundamental emission is observed in the 5- to 7-mu-m region. The determined NO vibrational distribution can be attributed to the reaction N(2D) + O2.
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