INTENSITIES IN NITROGEN DISCHARGES AND AFTERGLOWS.

Abstract

The 'auroral afterglow' or short-duration afterglow of nitrogen is studied with particular attention to relative intensities in the emission spectrum. It is assumed that in an intense discharge through pure nitrogen, excitation in steps via metastable states occurs. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0694485

Entities

People

  • O. Oldenberg

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Excitation
  • Intensity
  • Metastable State
  • Nitrogen
  • Scattering
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Solar Physics