Impact of the transport of magnetospheric electrons on the composition of the Triton atmosphere

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Table B.1

Comparison of the integrated column rates of the electron-impact ionization and electron-impact dissociation reactions

Electron-impact ionization or Electron-impact dissociation reaction	Integrated column rates (cm⁻².s⁻¹) Benne et al. (2022)	Integrated column rates (cm⁻².s⁻¹) This work	Δ relative
$N_{2} + e^{-} \to N_{2}^{+} + 2 e^{-}$ ${{\rm{N}}_2} + {{\rm{e}}^ - } \to {\rm{N}}_2^ + + 2{{\rm{e}}^ - }$	6.6×10⁷	2.4×10⁷	−63.6%
N₂ + e⁻ → N⁺ + N(²D) + 2e⁻	1.6×10⁷	3.9×10⁶	−75.6%
N₂ + e⁻ → N(⁴S) + N(²D) + e⁻	4.9×10⁷	2.1×10⁷	−57.1%
N(⁴S) + e⁻ → N⁺ + 2e⁻	-	1.0×10⁵	-
N(²D) + e⁻ → N⁺ + 2e⁻	-	2.3×10³	-
C + e⁻ → C⁺ + 2e⁻	-	9.2×10³	-
CO + e⁻ → CO⁺ + 2e⁻	-	2.0×10⁴	-
CO + e⁻ → C + O(³P) + e⁻	-	6.5×10³	-

Sum	1.31×10⁸	4.9×10⁷	−62.6%

Sum for electron-impact ionization	8.2×10⁷	2.8×10⁷	−65.8%

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