Energy deposition in planetary atmospheres by charged particles and solar photons

Jane L. Fox, Marina I. Galand, Robert E. Johnson

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-62
Number of pages60
JournalSpace Science Reviews
Volume139
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2008

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • Auger electrons
  • Auroral electrons
  • Auroral emissions
  • Auroral particles
  • Chapman functions
  • Characteristic X-rays
  • Color ratios
  • Core-excited ions
  • Doubly charged ions
  • Energy deposition
  • Heating efficiencies
  • Heavy ions
  • Photon absorption
  • X-ray absorption
  • Knock-on
  • Pickup ions
  • Range of energetic particles
  • Recoil particles

Disciplines

  • Astrophysics and Astronomy
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics
  • Physics

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