Terrestrial OH nightglow measurements during the Rosetta flyby

[en] We present a study of the terrestrial hydroxyl nightglow emissions observed with the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer on board the Rosetta mission. During these observations, the OH Δv = 1 and 2 sequences were measured simultaneously. This allowed investigating the relative population of the v = 1 to 9 vibrational levels by using both sequences. In particular, the relative population of the vibrational level v = 1 is determined for the first time from observations. The vibrational population decreases with increasing vibrational quantum number. A good agreement is found with a recent model calculation assuming multiquantum relaxation for OH(v) quenching by O2 and single-quantum relaxation for OH(v) by N2.

Disciplines :

Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Migliorini, A.

Gérard, Jean-Claude ; Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)

Soret, Lauriane ; Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)

Piccioni, G.

Capaccioni, F.

Filacchione, G.

Snels, M.

Tosi, F.

Language :

English

Title :

Terrestrial OH nightglow measurements during the Rosetta flyby

Publication date :

June 2015

Journal title :

Geophysical Research Letters

ISSN :

0094-8276

eISSN :

1944-8007

Publisher :

Wiley, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

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Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Name of the research project :

PRODEX

Funders :

BELSPO - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique

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