THE VALIDITY OF THE O2(-) MODEL FOR D-REGION RECOMBINATION,

Abstract

The adequacy of the O2(-) model for predicting the response of the atmosphere to ionizing radiation is examined in the light of observations of (1) nuclear weapon effects and (2) polar cap absorption events. The model appears to give reasonable agreement with observations in the first category, but is inconsistent with data from the second. The inadequacy of the model seems to be related to the amount of atomic oxygen and ozone naturally present and produced during recombination. Latest measurements of rate constants for several important negative ion reactions are also given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0644354

Entities

People

  • Alfred Kaufman

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Agreements
  • Atmospheres
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Observation
  • Polar Cap
  • Polar Cap Absorption
  • Radiation
  • Regions
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.