Table 2: Absolute probabilities for removal of H2O from an amorphous ice surface (per absorbed UV photon) as functions of monolayer.
ML H2Oa (a) (b) (c)
  desorption H2O H2O H + OH 
  probability intact intact fragments
1 0.027 0.10 0.17 0.73
2 0.019 0.16 0.24 0.60
3 $7.0\times10^{-3}$ 0.43 0.26 0.31
4 $3\times10^{-4}$ 1.00 0.00 0.00
5 $3\times10^{-4}$ 1.00 0.00 0.00

a Probability for desorption as H2 O or H + OH.


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