Neutral and ion chemistry and solar fluxes.

Abstract

In this report we review significant developments in the areas of neutral and ion chemistry in the thermosphere and in solar flux measurements since the 1979 IAGA meeting. Considerable progress has been made and this report is by no means complete. Several very long standing problems have been solved, and some major issues have been opened in areas which were considered fairly well resolved.

Low-energy electron impact dissociative recombination and vibrational transitions of N$^+_2$

“…Consequently, the N + 2 cation is also of huge interest. Due to the solar irradiation, the production of N + 2 on excited vibrational states plays a significant role in the characteristics of the Earth's thermosphere [15]. It is also the main molecular cation in the atmosphere of Titan [16] and Triton [17].…”