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TEN years ago Dalgarno and McElroy1 suggested that the 2P0 → 2D0 transition of the atomic oxygen ion would be produced in the upper atmosphere through the simultaneous photoionisation and excitation of atomic oxygen atoms by solar ultraviolet radiation.
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CARLSON, R., SUZUKI, K. Observation of O+(2P0–2D0)λ7,319Å emissions in the twilight and night airglow. Nature 248, 400–401 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248400a0
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