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Published on: August 26, 2010
在金星夜空中发现了原子氧绿线的发现
T G Slanger1, P C Cosby, D L Huestis
1Aeronomy Group, Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. tom.slanger@sri.com
概括
在金星的夜面上检测到来自原子氧的高强度绿线辐射. 这一发现表明,绿线不是行星大气中分子氧气丰度的可靠指标.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 大气物理学 大气物理学
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
背景情况:
- 原子氧的绿线辐射 (557.7 nm) 是已知的大气现象.
- 以前对金星的观测,包括Venera轨道卫星的数据,并没有突出如此强烈的绿线辐射.
研究的目的:
- 调查金星夜侧原子氧绿线辐射的存在和强度.
- 为了将观察到的绿线强度与其他大气排放和已知的光谱数据进行比较.
主要方法:
- 使用W. M. Keck I望远镜上的高分辨率埃歇尔光谱仪 (HIRES) 进行光谱观测.
- 在557.7nm测量了O(1S - 1D) 原子氧绿线的强度.
- 在630nm获得了O ((1D - 3P) 氧红线的上限.
主要成果:
- 在金星的夜侧检测到来自原子氧的显著绿线辐射.
- 观测到的分子氧气排放与之前的维纳轨道卫星数据一致.
- 测量到的绿线强度出乎意料地高,与金星光谱存在差异.
- 确定了高绿色/红线强度比.
结论:
- 绿色/红色高线比表明排放源与金星离子层无关.
- 强烈的绿线辐射并不一定意味着大气中富含分子氧气.
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