Abstract

Theoretical estimates are made of the contribution of collisional quenching of highly excited Rydberg states of a neutral gas in the earth's ionosphere. It is shown that this quenching is not substantial for the energetics of the microwave radiation of the ionosphere in a large range of altitudes.

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