NASA NTRS · 19780053150
Midlatitude oxygen ultraviolet nightglow
Abstract
A rocket-borne spectrometer measured the weak UV nightglow from 1240 to 1670 A in the altitude range 180-345 km above White Sands, New Mexico. Detection of nightglow emissions at the atomic oxygen lines (1304 and 1356 A) confirmed the existence of a weak midlatitude oxygen nightglow similar to the tropical airglow. Radiative recombination appeared to be the principal cause of the peak observed intensities of the atomic oxygen line emissions, though a maximum 25% contribution from mutual neutralization of O(+) and O(-) could also be contemplated. Partial radiative recombination coefficients are derived from the data.
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Brune, W. H., Feldman, P. D., Anderson, R. C., Fastie, W. G., Henry, R. C.. 1978-05-01. Midlatitude oxygen ultraviolet nightglow. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19780053150
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