The observation of chemiluminescent NiO* emissions in the laboratory and in the night airglow

The recent finding of an orange spectral feature in OSIRIS/Odin spectra of the night airglow near 87 km has raised interest in the origin of the emission. The feature was positively identified as the chemiluminescent FeO* emission where the iron is of meteoric origin. Since the meteorite source of a...

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Main Authors: W. F. J. Evans, R. L. Gattinger, A. L. Broadfoot, E. J. Llewellyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/9595/2011/acp-11-9595-2011.pdf