A measure of the efficiency of
capture of molecules or atoms which collide with
aerosol particles, cloud droplets, etc. The accommodation
coefficient is the fraction of the collisions which result in the
capture of the molecules (atoms, radicals, etc.) by the particle, cloud droplet, etc.; fraction
of colliding molecules which are not reflected but which enter the surface of an aqueous
aerosol. Synonymous with
sticking coefficient.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
on page 2169
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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