Nighttime O(1D) and corresponding Atmospheric Band emission (762 nm) derived from rocket-borne experiment

Based on common volume rocket-borne measurements of temperature, densities of atomic oxygen and neutral air, we derived O(1D) nighttime concentrations and corresponding Atmospheric band emission (762 nm). This is one of the first retrievals of the nighttime O(1D) concentration. Recently, Kalogerakis, Sharma and co-workers have suggested a new production path of O(1D) based on the reaction of vibrationally excited OH and O. We calculate Atmospheric band volume emission related to the population of O2(b1Σg+) from O(1D) and compare with total Atmospheric band emissions observed during the same rocket launch