Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard
This work reports on observations of O + lines in aurora over Svalbard, Norway. The Spectrographic Imaging Facility measures auroral spectra in three wavelength intervals (H β , N + 2 1N(0,2) and N + 2 1N(1,3)). The oxygen ion multiplet (4639-4696Å) is blended with the band. It is found that in elec...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:angeo35385 2023-05-15T18:29:40+02:00 Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard Ivchenko, N. Rees, M. H. Lanchester, B. S. Lummerzheim, D. Galand, M. Throp, K. Furniss, I. 2018-09-27 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-22-2805-2004 https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/22/2805/2004/ eng eng doi:10.5194/angeo-22-2805-2004 https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/22/2805/2004/ eISSN: 1432-0576 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-22-2805-2004 2020-07-20T16:27:34Z This work reports on observations of O + lines in aurora over Svalbard, Norway. The Spectrographic Imaging Facility measures auroral spectra in three wavelength intervals (H β , N + 2 1N(0,2) and N + 2 1N(1,3)). The oxygen ion multiplet (4639-4696Å) is blended with the band. It is found that in electron aurora, the brightness of this multiplet, is on average, about 0.1 of the total brightness. A joint optical and incoherent scatter radar study of an electron aurora event shows that the ratio is enhanced when the ionisation in the upper E-layer (140-190km) is significant with respect to the E-layer peak below 130km. Rayed arcs were observed on one such occasion, whereas on other occasions the auroral intensity was below the threshold of the imager. A one-dimensional electron transport model is used to estimate the cross section for production of the multiplet in electron collisions, yielding 0.18x10 -18 cm 2 . Text Svalbard Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Norway Svalbard Annales Geophysicae 22 8 2805 2817 |
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This work reports on observations of O + lines in aurora over Svalbard, Norway. The Spectrographic Imaging Facility measures auroral spectra in three wavelength intervals (H β , N + 2 1N(0,2) and N + 2 1N(1,3)). The oxygen ion multiplet (4639-4696Å) is blended with the band. It is found that in electron aurora, the brightness of this multiplet, is on average, about 0.1 of the total brightness. A joint optical and incoherent scatter radar study of an electron aurora event shows that the ratio is enhanced when the ionisation in the upper E-layer (140-190km) is significant with respect to the E-layer peak below 130km. Rayed arcs were observed on one such occasion, whereas on other occasions the auroral intensity was below the threshold of the imager. A one-dimensional electron transport model is used to estimate the cross section for production of the multiplet in electron collisions, yielding 0.18x10 -18 cm 2 . |
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Ivchenko, N. Rees, M. H. Lanchester, B. S. Lummerzheim, D. Galand, M. Throp, K. Furniss, I. Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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Ivchenko, N. Rees, M. H. Lanchester, B. S. Lummerzheim, D. Galand, M. Throp, K. Furniss, I. |
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Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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Observation of O+ (4P-4D0) lines in electron aurora over Svalbard |
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observation of o+ (4p-4d0) lines in electron aurora over svalbard |
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