Basic Ionization, Airglow and Auroral Processes

对化学过程进行数值模拟，以提高从上层大气的气辉和雷达观测中提取密度和温度等物理参数的能力。这些模拟基于量子力学原理，包括物理上真实的弹性和非弹性碰撞特征，以及物理上真实的反应物速度分布描述。推导出的横截面和淬火速率改进了现有的值，这些值仍然无法精确的实验室测定，并且适用于行星和彗星大气，激光设计和等离子体物理模拟的广泛研究。特别强调的是放在氧(O)，氢(H)，亚稳态O(1D)，和He（氦）反应相关的陆地航空。

Numerical simulations of chemical processes are performed to improve the ability to extract physical parameters like density and temperature from airglow and radar observations of the upper atmosphere. These simulations are based upon quantum mechanical principles and include physically realistic elastic and inelastic collision characterizations, as well as physically realistic descriptions of reactant velocity distributions. The derived cross-sections and quenching rates improve upon extant values that continue to defy accurate laboratory determinations, and are applicable to a broad range of research in planetary and cometary atmospheres, laser design, and plasma physics simulations. Particular emphasis is placed on Oxygen (O), Hydrogen (H), metastable O(1D), and He (Helium) reactions germane to terrestrial aeronomy.