Electron impact emission cross sections needed in modeling UV observations of the upper atmospheres of the planets

22 January 1993

proceedings article
Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Vol. 1764, 142-150
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140844

Abstract

In recognition of the need for accurate collision cross-sections suitable for modeling spectroscopic observations of the planetary systems and calibrate flight instruments, NASA-JPL has determined the laboratory emission cross-sections of H, H2, N2, SO2, etc. Resonance excitation, predissociation, and non-Franck-Condon band intensity systems are determined by configuration interaction and must be taken into account in analyses of spacecraft observations. Attention is given to the application of the cross-sectional data obtained to both electron energy loss codes and models of Voyager, IUE, Galileo, and HST observations of the solar system.© (1993) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

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