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Table 3

Simulation results for sublimation from small grains, assumed to be heated by CRs with given stopping power dE/dl, covered with 40 ML ice consisting of CO2 and H2O.

Grain core % CO2 % E0 End
size (μm) E0 (eV) T0 (K) evap.(a) evap.(b) MLs(c)
dE/dl = 106 eV μm−1
0.05 5.6E+04 57.6 0.0E+00 0.0 0.0 40.0
0.02 2.6E+04 91.0 1.3E+04 1.3 11.6 39.9
0.01 1.6E+04 117.3 2.3E+04 6.1 32.9 39.6

dE/dl = 5 × 106 eV μm−1
0.05 2.8E+05 108.2 1.8E+05 4.0 15.0 39.6
0.02 1.3E+05 180.8 3.0E+05 30.3 53.6 37.7
0.01 8.2E+04 245.6 2.2E+05 57.8 64.4 36.4

Notes. (a) Percentage of sublimated CO2 molecules relative to the total initial number of icy CO2. (b) Percentage of initial grain thermal energy carried away by CO2. (c) Final ice thickness in MLs.

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