Solar Ionization Rates for the Ionospheric E, F, and D Regions,

Abstract

Two approaches were taken to calculate the photoionization rates for the ionosphere. First, a detailed line-by-line deposition for the range 1-1215A was carried out by using experimental or theoretical absorption and ionization cross sections for the atmospheric species. The second approach was to contract these lines into bands having approximately 11 bands for each region, and to calculate the photoionization rate for these new bands. The total photoionization rates for the two methods agree very well. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769668

Entities

People

  • A. W. Ali
  • P. C. Kepple

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Atmosphere (Earth)
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Contracts
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Photoionization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Spectroscopy.