Thermalization cross sections of suprathermal N(4S) atoms in collisions with atmospheric molecules

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Nakayama, Tomoki ^a   Takahashi, Kenshi ^a   Matsumi, Yutaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC MOLECULES; COLLISION RADII; THERMALIZATION;

METEOROLOGY;

THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 32644438794     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024609     Document Type: Article

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