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| No. | Process | Description | Rate |
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| Electron impact ionization (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 1 | N2O, N2, O2, N, O(3P), O(1D) + e−N2O+, , , N+, O+ + 2e− | N2O, N2, O2, N, O(3P), O(1D) ionizations | |
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| Electron impact dissociation (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 2 | N2O + e−N2 + O(3P) + e− | N2O diss. by e− impact leading to N2 + O(3P) | |
| 3 | N2O + e−N2 + O(1D) + e− | N2O diss. by e− impact leading to N2 + O(1D) | |
| 4 | N2O + e−NO + N + e− | N2O diss. by e− impact leading to NO + N | |
| 5 | N2O + e−N2 + O− | N2O dissociative attachment | |
| 6 | N2 + e−2N + e− | N2 dissociation (see Table 3) | |
| 7 | O2 + e−2O + e− | O2 dissociation (see Table 4) | |
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| Electronic excitation/deexcitation (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 8 | N2()+ e−N2 () + e− | N2 vibrational excitation/deexcitation | |
| 9 | O(3P) + e−O(1D) + e− | O(1D) excitation/deexcitation | |
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| Heavy particle collisions: dissociation (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 10 | N2O + O(1D)N2 + O2 | N2O diss. with O(1D) leading to N2 + O2 | |
| 11 | N2O + O(1D)2NO | N2O diss. with O(1D) leading to 2NO | |
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| Heavy particle collisions: deexcitation (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 12 | N2 + O(1D)N2 + O(3P) | O(1D) deexcitation with N2 | |
| 13 | O2 + O(1D)O2 + O(3P) | O(1D) deexcitation with O2 | |
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| Heavy particle collisions: rearrangement (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 14 | NO + NO + N2 | NO rearrangement leading to O + N2 | |
| 15 | NO + O(1D)N + O2 | NO rearrangement leading to N + O2 | |
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| Neutralization (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 16 | N2O+, , , O+ + O−N2O, N2, O2, O + O | O− neutralization by N2O+, , , O+ | |
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| O− recombination (rates in cm3 s−1) |
| 17 | N2 () + O−N2 () + O + e− | O− recombination with N2 ) | |
| 18 | O + O−O2 + e− | O− recombination with O | |
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| Reactions on the wall (rates in s−1) |
| 19 | N2O+, , , N+, O+N2O, N2, O2, N, O | N2O, N2, O2, N, O recomb. on the wall | |
| 20 | N2 () N2 () | N2 () deexcitation on the wall | |
| 21 | O(1D) O(3P) | O(1D) deexcitation on the wall | |
| 22 | N, O (1/2)N2, (1/2)O2 | N2, O2 formation on the wall | |
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