2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Quantum scattering of hot H/D on CO: Cross sections and rate coefficients for planetary atmospheres and their evolution
Cheikh T. Bop, Marko Gacesa
Collisions between hot hydrogen atoms and CO play a central role in energy transfer and atmospheric escape in CO-rich planetary atmospheres. We present quantum mechanical $…
astro-ph.EP2025
Energy relaxation in superthermal collisions of carbon with oxygen: the influence of isotopic substitution
Cheikh T. Bop, Marko Gacesa
The transition from a once-dense Martian atmosphere to the thin one observed today implies a substantial loss of carbon, either through atmospheric escape or surface deposition. Ac…