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Silicon ions below 100 km: a case for sio2(+)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goldberg, R. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | Silicon ions are normally detected at altitudes above 100 km and within sporadic E layers. Traces have rarely been observed within the more permanent metallic layer near 93 km. This is surprising since silicon is an important constituent of chondritic meteorites, which ablate material in this region to provide a primary source of the metallic species observed there. Evidence is presented that Si(+)ions form SiO2(+) at the lower altitudes, and exist in this ionic state prior to recombination. A rocket launched from El Arenosillo, Spain on 3 July 1972, at 0743 LMT, during the predicted period of the Beta Taurids meteor shower, passed through a continuous belt of metallic ions that began near 85 km, ended near 115 km, and exhibited an order of magnitude increase in the form of a layer near 114 km. Si(+)was measured in and below the ledge down to 103 km. It showed a rapid decrease below this height. Radiative association is offered as a primary mechanism for SiO2(+) production. |
| File Size | 361732 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740024677 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9d55dj74 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Ions Rocket Sounding Upper Atmosphere Nickel Isotopes Silicon Dioxide Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
