Kinetics of processes in the middle atmosphere during the laser excitation of O2 molecules

Kinetic processes taking place in the atomic-molecular system O-O2-O3 in the middle atmosphere with the participation of oxygen molecules in the excited electronic states O2(a1Δg) and O2(b1Σg+) are analyzed in detail. The possibility of increased ozone production under the influence of solar radiation during the laser excitation of O2 molecules in the a1Δg state is demonstrated on the basis of numerical modeling. Upper and lower bounds are determined for the densities of O2(a1Δg) molecules at which the ozone concentration increases in the irradiated zone.