ИСТИНА

We study the electronic kinetics of molecular nitrogen and molecular oxygen in the middle atmosphere of the Earth during precipitations of high-energetic protons and electrons. The role of molecular inelastic collisions in intermolecular electron energy transfer processes is investigated. It is shown that inelastic molecular collisions influence on vibrational populations of electronically excited molecular nitrogen. It is pointed out on very important role of the collisions of N2(A3Su+) with O2 molecules on the electronic excitation of O2 at the altitudes of the middle atmosphere. It is shown that the increase in the density of the atmosphere leads to more significant excitation of electronically excited O2 by intermolecular electron energy transfers from N2(A3Su+).