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Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Kinetics of Triplet States of Molecular Nitrogen in Sprites and Their Analogues

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S3034502225060118-1
DOI
10.7868/S3034502225060118
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
A. S. Kirillov
  • Affiliation: Polar Geophysical Institute
V. F Tarasenko
  • Affiliation:
    Polar Geophysical Institute
    Institute of High-Current Electronics SB RAS
N. P Vinogradov
  • Affiliation:
    Polar Geophysical Institute
    Institute of High-Current Electronics SB RAS
V. A. Kirillov
  • Affiliation: Polar Geophysical Institute
Volume/ Edition
Volume 65 / Issue number 6
Pages
897-908
Abstract
Populations of different vibrational levels of triplet states of molecular nitrogen and the emission intensities of the bands of the first and second positive systems of N at altitudes of 40–90 km during sprites were calculated. The calculation results show that the ratio of the calculated spectral densities of the emission energy of the bands of the first positive system to the spectral densities of the emission energy of the second positive system with decreasing altitude. This is explained by increase in the rate of quenching of the BΠ state with increasing atmospheric density. The calculation results are compared with the experimentally measured spectral densities of the emission energy of N bands in the emission spectra of diffuse plasma jets.
Keywords
триплетные состояния молекулярный азот спрайты спектральные плотности энергии излучения расчеты и эксперимент
Date of publication
24.07.2025
Year of publication
2025
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