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McCormick et al. 1976

McCormick, P.T., Michelson, P.F., Pettibone, D.W. and Whitten, R.C. (1976). On the energy deposition of photoelectrons in the atmosphere of Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research 81: doi: 10.1029/JA081i028p05196. issn: 0148-0227.

The flux distribution of photoelectrons in the atmosphere of Venus is computed by solving a form of the Boltzmann equation. From the fluxes the heating rate and temperature of the electron gas and the excitation rates of the CO(a3&Pgr;), CO2 +(A2&Pgr;u), and CO2 +(B2&Sgr;u +) states are calculated. Uncertainties in the results are discussed.

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