Electron impact dissociative excitation of O2: 2. Absolute emission cross sections of the OI(130.4 nm) and OI(135.6 nm) lines

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Kanik, I ^a   Noren, C ^a   Makarov, O P ^a   Vattipalle, P ^a   Ajello, J M ^a   Shemansky, D E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; KINETIC ENERGY; OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 1342290194     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001423     Document Type: Article

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