Herzberg continuum

From Glossary of Meteorology
The portion of the UV spectrum of molecular oxygen (O2) between 200 and 240 nm.

The absorption results from forbidden electronic transitions from the molecular ground state to a number of electronically excited states. Photolysis of O2 is dominated by the Herzberg continuum throughout the stratosphere.

Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Herzberg_continuum&oldid=38512"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.