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Table B.3

Neutral-neutral chemical reaction rates and branching ratios considered.

Chemical reactions α β γ k a References
  cm3   s-1

N to N2 conversion
N OH NO H 8.9(11) 0.20 0.00 4.5(11) datasheet by Bergeat from KIDAb
N NO N2 O 7.2(11) 0.44 12.7 4.6(12) fit of calculations from Jorfi & Honvault (2009)
N CN N2 C 8.8(11) 0.42 0.00 2.1(11) Daranlot et al. (2012)
N CH CN H 1.7(10) 0.18 0.00 9.0(11) datatsheet by Smith & Loison from KIDAb
C NO CN O 6.0(11) 0.16 0.00 1.0(10) Chastaing et al. (2000); Bergeat (1999)
C NO CO N 9.0(11) 0.16 0.00 1.6(10) Chastaing et al. (2000); Bergeat (1999)

O to O2 conversion
O OH O2 H 4.0(11) 0.00 0.00 4.0(11) datasheet by Loison et al. from KIDAb

Notes.Numbers in parentheses are powers of 10.

(a)

Rates of the form k = α   (T/300)β   exp( − γ/T) have been computed at 10 K.

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