Airglow studies using an all-reflection interferometer for extreme-ultraviolet spectroscopy

Daniel M. Cotton; Supriya Chakrabarti

doi:10.1117/12.60622

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29 June 1992 Airglow studies using an all-reflection interferometer for extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy (ARIES)

Daniel M. Cotton, Supriya Chakrabarti

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Proceedings Volume 1745, Instrumentation for Planetary and Terrestrial Atmospheric Remote Sensing; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60622
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Ultrahigh resolution line studies can deepen insight into the excitation processes and structures of the upper atmosphere; attention is presently given to the possibility of a study of terrestrial atomic oxygen in the thermosphere through measurements of the O I 1304 A solar and terrestrial airglow emissions from a sounding rocket. These line profile studies of the airglow yield a relative contribution of the two main excitation mechanisms (photoelectron impact and solar-resonance scattering), as well as a verification of cross section and branching ratios.

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Daniel M. Cotton and Supriya Chakrabarti "Airglow studies using an all-reflection interferometer for extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy (ARIES)", Proc. SPIE 1745, Instrumentation for Planetary and Terrestrial Atmospheric Remote Sensing, (29 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60622

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