The production efficiency of O+(²P) ions by auroral electron impact ionization
Authors:
- M. H. ReesMRM. H. Rees
- V. J. AbreuVAV. J. Abreu
- P. B. HaysPHP. B. Hays
- 1 May 1982
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 87 (A5) , 3612-3616
Abstract
A set of complementary observations obtained by experiments on the Atmosphere Explorer D satellite was used to deduce the production efficiency of O+(²P) by electron impact ionization. An efficiency of 18% was derived.Keywords
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