{"ob_id":27721,"uuid":"745cda0af4f0440a96f5b7381078fc7f","title":"First study of the global Nickel and Aluminium Layers in the upper atmosphere (NIALL)","abstract":"The purpose of this project was to make the first ever study of  Ni and Al chemistry in the mesosphere/lower thermosphere (MLT). The project involved making a series of experimental studies of key neutral and ion-molecule reaction rates in the gas phase, in order to understand the unique characteristics of the Ni layer and the likely concentration of the AlO layer. At the same time, a instrument was used to simulate the ablation of Ni and Al from micron-sized fragments of meteorites such as Allende and Murchison.\r\n\r\nThis is a NERC Standard Grant - NE/P001815/1.","keywords":"NIALL, MASI, experiment, LIF, Laser","status":"completed","publicationState":"published","identifier_set":[],"observationCollection":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/observationcollections/27726/?format=json"],"parentProject":null,"subProject":[],"responsiblepartyinfo_set":["https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/115839/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/115841/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/115840/?format=json","https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/api/v2/rpis/168893/?format=json"]}