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Bahsoun-Hamade et al. 1994
Bahsoun-Hamade, F., Wiens, R.H., Shepherd, G.G. and Richards, P.G. (1994). Thermospheric O I 844.6-nm emission in twilight. Journal of Geophysical Research 99: doi: 10.1029/93JA02709. issn: 0148-0227.

The thermospheric O I 844.6-nm column emission rate was measured over Toronto, a midlatitude station, in the autumn of 1991 using an imaging Fabry-Perot spectrometer. Twilight decay curves were measured on four clear evenings when the solar zenith angle was between 95¿ and 104¿, giving corresponding column emission rates between 874 R and 130 R at 20¿ elevation angle in the azimuth of the Sun. The expected decay curves were calculated from the field line interhemispheric plasma model assuming only photoelectron impact excitation as the production mechanism with a cross section appropriate to an optically thin atmosphere. The agreement was good when the solar and geomagnetic activity levels were low to moderate, but the emission rate was overestimated during high activity periods. The comparison indicates that the photoelectron impact mechanism with a thin-atmosphere cross section is sufficient to explain the twilight decay of the thermospheric O I 844.6-nm emission. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1994

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Airglow and aurora, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Thermosphere—composition and chemistry, Ionosphere, Mid-latitude ionosphere
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