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A METHOD of obtaining the recombination coefficient of the electrons and ions in the upper atmosphere can be arrived at by the use of some recent radio telegraphic observations. The method depends essentially upon the measurement by radio methods of the maximum density of electrons in the layer at various times of the night after the ionising agent, the sun's ultra-violet light, has been removed.
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A summary of the work on recombination is given by Seeliger, "Die Wiedervereinigung von positiven lonen." Phys. Zeits., 30, 1929.
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ECKERSLEY, T. Recombination of Electrons and Positive Ions in the Upper Atmosphere. Nature 125, 669–670 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125669a0
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