Comprehensive calculation of the energy per ion pair or <I>W</I> values for five major planetary upper atmospheres

The mean energy <I>W</I> expended in a collision of electrons with atmospheric gases is a useful parameter for fast aeronomy computations. Computing this parameter in transport kinetic models with experimental values can tell us more about the number of processes that have to be taken...

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Main Authors: C. Simon Wedlund, G. Gronoff, J. Lilensten, H. Ménager, M. Barthélemy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/187/2011/angeo-29-187-2011.pdf