Accepted Manuscript On the relative roles of the neutral density and photo chemistry on the solar zenith angle variations in the V2 layer characteristics of the Venus ionosphere under different solar activity conditions K.M. Ambili, Sneha Susan Babu, R.K. Choudhary PII: S0019-1035(18)30101-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.001 Reference: YICAR 13117 To appear in: Icarus Received date: 17 February 2018 Revised date: 17 October 2018 Accepted date: 3 December 2018 Please cite this article as: K.M. Ambili, Sneha Susan Babu, R.K. Choudhary, On the relative roles of the neutral density and photo chemistry on the solar zenith angle variations in the V2 layer characteristics of the Venus ionosphere under different solar activity conditions, Icarus (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.12.001 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.