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The region of the ionosphere with highest electron density is where molecules and atoms are being ionized by photons radiated directly from the Sun. Is the rest of the ionosphere staying ionized mainly due to interactions with the free electrons and recombination photons that spread out from this region? Or is it something else?
Also, how accurately can we model the behavior of the ionosphere by treating it as a plasma but not considering its interaction with the magnetic field generated by the Earth and the Sun?
Also, how accurately can we model the behavior of the ionosphere by treating it as a plasma but not considering its interaction with the magnetic field generated by the Earth and the Sun?