Table 1 Table of included chemical reactions for air.
Reaction number | Description | Reaction | Rate | Unit | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(R_1\) | Impact ionization (15.6 eV) | \(\text {e} + N_2 \rightarrow N_2^+ + \text {e} + \text {e}\) | BOLSIG+ | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_2\) | Impact ionization (18.8 eV) | \(\text {e} + N_2 \rightarrow N_2^+ + \text {e} + \text {e}\) | BOLSIG+ | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_3\) | Impact ionization | \(\text {e} + \text {O}_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^+ + \text {e} + \text {e}\) | BOLSIG+ | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_4\) | Attachment | \(\text {e}+\text {O}_2+\text {O}_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^- + \text {O}_2\) | \(f({\bar{\varepsilon }})\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_5\) | Rapid \(\text {O}_2^+\) production | \(N_2^+ + N_2 + \text {M} \rightarrow N_4^+ + \text {M}\) | \(5\times 10^{-41}\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_6\) | Rapid \(\text {O}_2^+\) production | \(N_4^+ + \text {O}_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^+ + N_2 + N_2\) | \(2.5\times 10^{-16}\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_7\) | Rapid \(\text {O}_2^+\) production | \(N_2^+ + \text {O}_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^+ + N_2\) | \(6\times 10^{-17}\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_8\) | \(\text {O}_2^+\) to \(O_4^+\) conversion | \(\text {O}_2^+ + N_2 + N_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^+N_2 + N_2\) | \(9\times 10^{-43}\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_9\) | \(\text {O}_2^+\) to \(O_4^+\) conversion | \(\text {O}_2^+N_2+N_2 \rightarrow \text {O}_2^++N_2+N_2\) | \(4.3\times 10^{-16}\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{10}\) | \(\text {O}_2^+\) to \(O_4^+\) conversion | \(\text {O}_2^+N_2+\text {O}_2 \rightarrow O_4^+N_2\) | \(1\times 10^{-15}\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{11}\) | \(\text {O}_2^+\) to \(O_4^+\) conversion | \(\text {O}_2^++\text {O}_2+\text {M} \rightarrow O_4^++\text {M}\) | \(2.4\times 10^{-42}\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{12}\) | Electron-ion recombination | \(\text {e}+O_4^+ \rightarrow \text {O}_2+\text {O}_2\) | \(f({\bar{\varepsilon }})\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{13}\) | Electron-ion recombination | \(\text {e}+\text {O}_2^+ \rightarrow \text {O}+ \text {O}\) | \(f({\bar{\varepsilon }})\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{14}\) | Ion-ion recombination | \(\text {O}_2^- + O_4^+ \rightarrow \text {O}_2+\text {O}_2+\text {O}_2\) | \(1\times 10^{-13}\) | m\(^{3}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{15}\) | Ion-ion recombination | \(\text {O}_2^-+O_4^++\text {M} \rightarrow \text {O}_2+\text {O}_2+\text {O}_2+\text {M}\) | \(2\times 10^{-37}\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{16}\) | Ion-ion recombination | \(\text {O}_2^- + \text {O}_2^+ + \text {M} \rightarrow \text {O}_2 + \text {O}_2 + \text {M}\) | \(2\times 10^{-37}\) | m\(^{6}\)s\(^{-1}\) | |
\(R_{17}\) | Excitation/emission | \(\text {e}+N_2 \rightarrow \text {e}+N_2+\gamma\) | Zheleznyak. | − | |
\(R_{18}\) | Photoionization | \(\gamma + \text {O}_2 \rightarrow \text {e}+\text {O}_2^+\) | Zheleznyak. | − |
