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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-09-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/9595/2011/acp-11-9595-2011.pdf |