Photolytic branching in the chlorine dimer cycle
= Photolytic branching in the chlorine dimer cycle
{title2=$f=J/(J+k_d[M])$}
For dimer <photodissociation> frequency $J$ and competing <thermal dissociation> frequency $k_d[M]$, the successful branch fraction is $f=J/(J+k_d[M])$. With steady dimer abundance and rapid subsequent recycling, <ozone> destruction is $2f k_a[M][\mathrm{ClO}]^2$. The factor two counts <ozone> <molecules> consumed per productive dimer event.