Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7195-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7195-2015
Research article
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01 Jul 2015
Research article |  | 01 Jul 2015

A simple formulation of the CH2O photolysis quantum yields

E.-P. Röth and D. H. Ehhalt

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Subject: Gases | Research Activity: Atmospheric Modelling | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Chemistry (chemical composition and reactions)
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We present a new way to formulate the quantum yields of formaldehyde with several advantages. The formulation is simpler and has fewer parameters than those used so far, and the parameters have a physical meaning. It provides a template for the formulation of other quantum yields, e.g., of the isotopologues of formaldehyde. In addition, we offer a careful review of published measurements. It is also advantageous that the formulation can easily be modified to include temperature effects.
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