Nitrogen escape from Mars

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Nov 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.9027f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, Nov. 1, 1983, p. 9027-9032.

Physics

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition, Mars Atmosphere, Nitrogen, Atmospheric Models, Molecular Excitation, Molecular Ions, Nitrogen Isotopes, Photodissociation

Scientific paper

The escape rate of nitrogen from Mars is calculated to be 2.3×105 s-1 for low solar flux conditions and 8.9×105 s-1 for high solar flux conditions. The major source of energetic atoms is dissociative recombination of ground state and vibrationally excited N2+ ions. The measured 15N/14N isotope ratio can be reproduced by postulating an early dense atmosphere during which little differentiation occurred.

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