Table 1 Chemical and photochemical reactions of \(\hbox {NO}^+\), \(\hbox {O}_2^+\), \(\hbox {O}^+\), \(\hbox {N}_2^+\), \(\hbox {N}^+\)
From: First simulations of day-to-day variability of mid-latitude sporadic E layer structures
Reaction | Rate coefficient [\(\hbox {m}^3\cdot \hbox {s}^{-1}\)] | References |
|---|---|---|
\(O^+ + O_2 \rightarrow O_2^+ + O\) | \(k_1 = 2.1\times 10^{-17}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O^+ + NO \rightarrow NO^+ + O\) | \(k_2 = 8.0\times 10^{-19}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O^+ + N_2 \rightarrow NO^+ + N\) | \(k_3 = 1.2\times 10^{-18}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O_2^+ + NO \rightarrow NO^+ + O_2\) | \(k_4 = 4.6\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O_2^+ + N \rightarrow NO^+ + O\) | \(k_5 = 1.5\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O_2^+ + N_2 \rightarrow NO^+ + NO\) | \(k_6 = 1.0\times 10^{-21}\) | Ferguson (1973) |
\(N^+ + O_2 \rightarrow O_2^+ + N\) | \(k_7 = 3.07\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N^+ + O_2 \rightarrow NO^+ + O\) | \(k_8 = 2.32\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N^+ + O \rightarrow O^+ + N\) | \(k_9 = 1.0\times 10^{-18}\) | Joel (1985) |
\(N_2^+ + O \rightarrow NO^+ + O\) | \(k_{10} = 1.3\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N_2^+ + O_2 \rightarrow O_2^+ + N_2\) | \(k_{11} = 5.0\times 10^{-17}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N_2^+ + NO \rightarrow NO^+ + N_2\) | \(k_{12} = 3.6\times 10^{-16}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O^+ + e^- \rightarrow O + hv\) | \(k_{13} = 3.7\times 10^{-18}(\frac{T_e}{250})^{-0.7}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O_2^+ + e^- \rightarrow O + O\) | \(k_{14} = 2.4\times 10^{-13}(\frac{T_e}{300})^{-0.7}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N^+ + e^- \rightarrow N + hv\) | \(k_{15} = 3.6\times 10^{-18}(\frac{T_e}{250})^{-0.7}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(N_2^+ + e^- \rightarrow N+ N\) | \(k_{16} = 2.2\times 10^{-13}(\frac{T_e}{300})^{-0.4}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(NO^+ + e^- \rightarrow N + O\) | \(k_{17} = 4.0\times 10^{-13}(\frac{T_e}{300})^{-0.5}\) | Schunk and Nagy (2009) |
\(O + hv \rightarrow O^+ + e^-\) | EUVAC model | Richards et al. (1994) |
\(O_2 + hv \rightarrow O_2^+ + e^-\) | EUVAC model | Richards et al. (1994) |
\(N + hv \rightarrow N^+ + e^-\) | EUVAC model | Richards et al. (1994) |
\(N_2 + hv \rightarrow N_2^+ + e^-\) | EUVAC model | Richards et al. (1994) |