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Table 1

Dayside atomic C and N escape rates on Mars in units of s−1 for the pre-, during-, and post-flare stages and for various photochemical channels.

Species Channel Pre-flare During-flare Post-flare
C CO2 + hυ → C + O2 7.8 × 1023 6.2 × 1023 8.0 × 1023
CO + → C(3P) + O(3P) 4.2 × 1023 4.4 × 1023 4.0 × 1023
CO + → C(1D) + O(1D) 6.8 × 1022 7.7 × 1022 6.5 × 1022
CO2 + e → C + 2O + e 6.0 × 1022 9.2 × 1022 6.1 × 1022
CO + e → C + O + e 1.2 × 1022 1.4 × 1022 1.1 × 1022
Total 1.3 × 1024 1.2 × 1024 1.3 × 1024

N N2 + → N + N 1.3 × 1024 1.6 × 1024 1.3 × 1024
N2 + e → N + N + e 6.6 × 1022 9.3 × 1022 6.1 × 1022
Total 1.4 × 1024 1.7 × 1024 1.4 × 1024

Notes. hv denotes a photon, and e denotes a photoelectron.

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