title: Calculated hydroxyl A2 sigma --> X2 pi (0, 0) band emission rate factors applicable to atmospheric spectroscopy.
abstract: A calculation of the A2 sigma --> X2 pi (0, 0) band emission rate factors and line center absorption cross sections of OH applicable to its measurement using solar resonant fluorescence in the terrestrial atmosphere is presented in this paper. The most accurate available line parameters have been used. Special consideration has been given to the solar input flux because of its highly structured Fraunhofer spectrum. The calculation for the OH atmospheric emission rate factor in the solar resonant fluorescent case is described in detail with examples and intermediate results. Results of this calculation of OH emission rate factors for individual rotational lines are on average 30% lower than the values obtained in an earlier work.
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91109, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Cageao
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yung
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sander
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D018534:Earth, Planet; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019445:Solar Activity; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D017665:Hydroxyl Radical