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Table 2

Collisional reactions, pertaining to molecules, included in this work.

Thermal collision reactions

AB + C A + BC Neutral-neutral exchange
AB+ + C A + BC+ Ion-neutral exchange
AB+ + C AB + C+ Charge transfer
A+B AB + hv Radiative association

Recombination reactions

AB+ + e AB + hv Radiative recombination
AB+ + e A+B Dissociative recombination

Nonthermal reactions

Ionization by Compton electrons
Dissociation by Compton electrons

Notes. Here double letters (e.g., AB) represent a molecule, while single letters (e.g., A or B) represent an atom, although some of these reactions can occur between two molecules as well.

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