Observation of OH Meinel (7,4) P( N″=13) transitions in the night airglow

  • Pendleton W
  • Espy P
  • Baker D
  • et al.
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Abstract

Improved spectral measurements of the OH Meinel Δv = 3 night airglow emissions have revealed unexpectedly intense transitions from high rotational levels. The example selected for this communication involves the previously unreported P(N″ = 13) transitions in the OH M (7, 4) band. Under the extant conditions, the column emission rates associated with these new features exceeded by factors ∼10 4 those expected on the basis of the assumption of rotational‐kinetic equilibrium for the v′ = 7 rotational manifold. We present the key observations and discuss some of the implications.

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Pendleton, W., Espy, P., Baker, D., Steed, A., Fetrow, M., & Henriksen, K. (1989). Observation of OH Meinel (7,4) P( N″=13) transitions in the night airglow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 94(A1), 505–510. https://doi.org/10.1029/ja094ia01p00505

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