Table 2.

Production and loss reactions of C.

Production reactionsFrequency (s−1)/rate constant (cm3 s−1)References
CO + hν → C + O8.86 × 10−7Calculated in this studya
CO+ + e → C + O1.80 × 10−7(300/Te)0.55Rosén et al. (1998)
Loss reactionsRate constant (cm3 s−1)References
C + CO2 → CO + CO|$7.62\times 10^{-14}(T_\mathrm{ n}/300.0)^{0.5} \, \mathrm{ e}^{-3480/T_\mathrm{ n}}$|McElroy & McConnell (1971)
C + NO → CN + O7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + NO → CO + N7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + O2 → CO + O4.9 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.32Chastaing et al. (2000)
Production reactionsFrequency (s−1)/rate constant (cm3 s−1)References
CO + hν → C + O8.86 × 10−7Calculated in this studya
CO+ + e → C + O1.80 × 10−7(300/Te)0.55Rosén et al. (1998)
Loss reactionsRate constant (cm3 s−1)References
C + CO2 → CO + CO|$7.62\times 10^{-14}(T_\mathrm{ n}/300.0)^{0.5} \, \mathrm{ e}^{-3480/T_\mathrm{ n}}$|McElroy & McConnell (1971)
C + NO → CN + O7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + NO → CO + N7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + O2 → CO + O4.9 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.32Chastaing et al. (2000)

Note. Te is the electron temperature.

aProduction frequency values at 200 km altitude.

Table 2.

Production and loss reactions of C.

Production reactionsFrequency (s−1)/rate constant (cm3 s−1)References
CO + hν → C + O8.86 × 10−7Calculated in this studya
CO+ + e → C + O1.80 × 10−7(300/Te)0.55Rosén et al. (1998)
Loss reactionsRate constant (cm3 s−1)References
C + CO2 → CO + CO|$7.62\times 10^{-14}(T_\mathrm{ n}/300.0)^{0.5} \, \mathrm{ e}^{-3480/T_\mathrm{ n}}$|McElroy & McConnell (1971)
C + NO → CN + O7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + NO → CO + N7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + O2 → CO + O4.9 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.32Chastaing et al. (2000)
Production reactionsFrequency (s−1)/rate constant (cm3 s−1)References
CO + hν → C + O8.86 × 10−7Calculated in this studya
CO+ + e → C + O1.80 × 10−7(300/Te)0.55Rosén et al. (1998)
Loss reactionsRate constant (cm3 s−1)References
C + CO2 → CO + CO|$7.62\times 10^{-14}(T_\mathrm{ n}/300.0)^{0.5} \, \mathrm{ e}^{-3480/T_\mathrm{ n}}$|McElroy & McConnell (1971)
C + NO → CN + O7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + NO → CO + N7.5 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.16Chastaing et al. (2000)
C + O2 → CO + O4.9 × 10−11(Tn/300)−0.32Chastaing et al. (2000)

Note. Te is the electron temperature.

aProduction frequency values at 200 km altitude.

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