Contribution of solar hydrogen Lyα line emission in total ionization rate in ionospheric D-region during the maximum of solar X-flare

The solar Lyα line emission can be considered as the dominant source of ionization processes in the ionospheric D-region at altitudes above 70 km during unperturbed conditions. However, large sudden impacts of radiation in some other energy domains can also significantly influence the ionization rate and, in this paper, we present a study on the contribution of Lyα radiation to the ionization rate when the ionosphere is disturbed by solar X-flares. We give relevant analytical expressions and make calculations and numerical simulations for the low ionosphere using data collected by the VLF receiver located in Serbia for the VLF radio signal emitted by the DHO transmitter in Germany. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. III-44002, br. 176002 i br. 176004]