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Model of the vibrational level population of the b 1Σ + g state of oxygen molecules at heights of the lower thermosphere and mesosphere

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The quenching rate coefficients of electronically excited molecules O2 (b 1Σ + g , v = 1–20) by oxygen molecules are calculated. It is shown that intermolecular processes of electronic excitation transfer with the formation of O2 (b 1Σ + g , v = 0) and O2 (a 1 Δg, v = 0) are dominating quenching channels. The calculated coefficients are used for the calculations of relative populations O2 (b 1Σ + g , v = 1–20) at altitudes of 80–110 km. The calculated populations are compared with experimental estimates available in literature and a good agreement is observed.

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Original Russian Text © A.S. Kirillov, 2012, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2012, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 406–412.

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Kirillov, A.S. Model of the vibrational level population of the b 1Σ + g state of oxygen molecules at heights of the lower thermosphere and mesosphere. Geomagn. Aeron. 52, 383–389 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793212030085

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