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The principal ionizing radiations responsible for the formation of planetary ionospheres are solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-rays (XUV radiation), and corpuscular radiation; i. e.; galactic cosmic rays and energetic particles having their origin in the solar system (solar cosmic ray protons, auroral particles, solar wind). In addition, interaction of meteors with atmospheric gases can lead to the formation of some ionization.
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Bauer, S.J. (1973). Sources of Ionization. In: Physics of Planetary Ionospheres. Physics and Chemistry in Space, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65555-5_3
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