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Atmospheric gases determine the color of auroras

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Atmospheric gases play a primary role in determining the colors and spectral characteristics of auroras through the excitation and emission of specific atoms and molecules like oxygen and nitrogen.

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The Spectrum of the Aurora Borealis: From Enigma to Laboratory Science

2009 · cited by 6

The paper explains how auroral lines, such as the dominant green line, are caused by the excitation of specific atmospheric constituents like oxygen atoms.

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Triplet state harvesting and search for forbidden transition intensity in the nitrogen molecule.

2022 · cited by 1

The paper discusses how triplet excited states of nitrogen molecules in the upper atmosphere produce the aurora borealis.

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