Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
Available electron collision cross section data concerning total and elastic scattering, vibrational excitation, and ionization for O2, CO, and CH4 have been critically reviewed, and a set of cross sections for modeling of planetary atmospheric behavior is recommended. Utilizing these recommended cross sections, we derived total electronic state excitation cross sections and upper limits for dissociation cross sections, which in the case of CH4 should very closely equal the actual dissociation cross section.
Keywords:
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
Type:
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227); 98; E4; p. 7447-7460.
Format:
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