Table 1 The branching ratios for the binary and TBD channels following the H2O photodissociation at different VUV wavelengths (nm).

From: Three body photodissociation of the water molecule and its implications for prebiotic oxygen production

Dissociation channel

Photolysis wavelength (nm)

109.0

107.4

106.7

105.7

101.3

98.1

96.2

94.5

92.0

TBD (O(1D/3P) + 2H)

0.35

0.67

0.76

0.62

0.77

0.72

0.79

0.86

0.86

Binary dissociation: (H + OH)

0.65

0.33

0.24

0.38

0.23

0.28

0.21

0.14

0.14

  1. The maximum uncertainty on the branching ratios is ±10%.
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