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Model calculation of N2 Vegard-Kaplan band emissions in Martian dayglow | | Sonal Kumar Jain
; Anil Bhardwaj
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2 Aug 2011 | | Abstract: | A model for N2 Vegard-Kaplan (VK) band (A^3Sigma_u^+ - X^1Sigma_g^+)
emissions in Martian dayglow has been developed to explain the recent
observations made by the Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of
the Atmosphere of Mars (SPICAM) ultraviolet spectrograph aboard Mars Express.
Steady state photoelectron fluxes and volume excitation rates have been
calculated using the analytical yield spectra technique. Since interstate
cascading is important for triplet states of N2, the population of any given
level of N2 triplet states is calculated under statistical equilibrium
considering direct excitation, cascading, and quenching effects. Relative
population of all vibrational levels of each triplet state is calculated in the
model. Line of sight intensities and height-integrated overhead intensities
have been calculated for VK, first positive (B^3Pi_g - A^3Sigma_u^+), second
positive (C^3Pi_u - B^3Pi_g), and Wu-Benesch (W^3Delta_u - B^3Pi_g) bands of
N2. A reduction in the N2 density by a factor of 3 in the Mars thermospheric
general circulation model is required to obtain agreement between calculated
limb profiles of VK (0-6) and SPICAM observation. Calculations are carried out
to asses the impact of model parameters, namely, electron impact cross
sections, solar EUV flux, and model atmosphere, on the emission intensities.
Constraining the N2/CO2 ratio by SPICAM observations, we suggest the N2/CO2
ratios to be in the range 1.1-1.4% at 120 km, 1.8-3.2% at 140 km, and 4-7% at
170 km. During high solar activity the overhead intensity of N2 VK band
emissions would be ~2.5 times higher than that during low solar activity. | | Source: | arXiv, 1108.0490 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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