Earth, Planets and Space

Table 1. The generic ion species used in the model, the actual ion species they represent, their assigned mass and the mass range of the actual ions represented.

From: The orientation of Titan’s dayside ionosphere and its effects on Titan’s plasma interaction

Name	Components	Mass (amu)	Mass range
L⁺		2	1–3
M⁺		14	12–17
H1⁺		29	29
H2⁺	CHNH⁺	28	28
MHC⁺		44	37–53
HHC⁺		70	68–89
HNI⁺		74	51–79

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