The N(2D°-4S°) 520 nm forbidden doublet in the nightglow: An experimental test of the theoretical intensity ratio

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Sharpee, Brian D ^a   Slanger, T G ^a   Cosby, P C ^a   Huestis, D L ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STATISTICAL METHODS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BREIT-PAULI CALCULATION-DERIVED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION COEFFICIENT; DOUBLET NIGHTGLOW; ECHELLETTE SPECTROGRAPH AND IMAGER (ESI); HIGH RESOLUTION ECHELLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER (HIRES); KECK TELESCOPE; THEORETICAL INTENSITY RATIO;

GEOPHYSICS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 25844525466     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023044     Document Type: Article

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