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Global Modeling of N2O Discharges: Rate Coefficients and Comparison with ICP and Glow Discharges Results

Table 5

Reactions between nitrogen and oxygen species considered in the N2O plasma kinetic system.

No.ProcessDescriptionRate

O recombination with N2 ( ) (rates in cm3 s−1)
1 N2   ) + O→N2  ( ) + O O recombination with N2 ( )

Neutralization (rates in cm3 s−1)
2 + O→N2 + O(3P) neutralization with O

Heavy particle collisions: deexcitation (rates in cm3 s−1)
3 N2 + O(1D)→N2 + O(3P) O(1D) deexcitation with N2