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Table 1 Collision frequency coefficients \(C_{in} \times 10^{10}\) for non-resonant ion-neutral interactions

From: An electrodynamics model for Data Interpretation and Numerical Analysis of ionospheric Missions and Observations (DINAMO)

Ion	H	He	N	O	N\(_2\)	O\(_2\)
H\(^+\)	R	10.6	26.1	R	33.6	32.0
He\(^+\)	4.71	R	11.9	10.1	16.0	15.3
O\(^+\)	R	1.32	4.62	R	6.85	6.66
NO\(^+\)	0.69	0.74	2.79	2.45	4.36	4.28
O\(_2^+\)	0.65	0.70	2.64	2.32	4.15	R

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