Recombination in radar meteors

作者: Richard B. Southworth

DOI: 10.1017/S0252921100048922

关键词: Atomic physicsMeteoroidCharge exchangeAstronomyDissociative recombinationRecombinationDissociation (chemistry)IonizationPhysicsRadar astronomyRadar

摘要: Recombinations in the ionized columns generated by faint radar meteors are observed as: (1) A rapid loss of returned signal first few milliseconds after formation column; (2) an apparent absence bright, low meteors; and (3) anomalies diffusion rates. Recombination at rates characteristic dissociative recombination atmospheric molecules N2(+) O2(+) is completely consistent with observations. It appears either that initial column or there charge exchange. a sufficient cause for differences between measures other studies.

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