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| H density versus altitude: | === H density versus altitude === | 
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| {{ attachment:geocoronaMarkup.png | | width=600 }} | ||<|16> {{ attachment:geocoronaMarkup.png | | width=600 }} ||<)> '''alt km''' ||<)> '''radius km''' ||<)> '''#/m3''' || ||<)> 1000 ||<)> 7378 ||<)> 21000e6 || ||<)> 2000 ||<)> 8378 ||<)> 12000e6 || Constr. perigee || ||<)> 5000 ||<)> 11378 ||<)> 3100e6 || ||<)> 10000 ||<)> 16378 ||<)> 820e6 || ||<)> 20000 ||<)> 26378 ||<)> 180e6 || ||<)> 30000 ||<)> 36378 ||<)> 67e6 || ||<)> 35786 ||<)> 42164 ||<)> 45e6 || GEO circular || ||<)> 40000 ||<)> 46378 ||<)> 35e6 || ||<)> 50000 ||<)> 56378 ||<)> 22e6 || ||<)> 60000 ||<)> 66378 ||<)> 14e6 || ||<)> 69572 ||<)> 75950 ||<)> 11e6 || Constr. apogee || ||<)> 70000 ||<)> 76378 ||<)> 10e6 || ||<-3> [[attachment:geocoronaMarkup.png | image source ]] ||  | 
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| ||<-3> Cross section         || || Gas || (nm)² || (nm)² H₂ ||  | 
||<-12> Estimated hydrogen mass per 1000 km height, 1.67e-27kg/H || || Altitude km || 1000 || 2000 || 10000 || 20000 || 30000 || 35786* || 40000 || 50000 || 60000 || 69572* || 70000 || || Radius km || 7378 || 11378 || 16378 || 26378 || 36378 || 42164* || 46378 || 56378 || 66378 || 75950* || 76378 || || Volume km³ || 6.8e11 || 1.6e12 || 3.4e12 || 8.7e12 || 1.7e13 || 2.2e13 || 2.7e13 || 4.0e13 || 5.5e13 || 7.2e13 || 7.3e13 || || #H / m³ || 2.1e10 || 1.2e10 || 3.1e9 || 8.2e8 || 1.8e8 || 6.7e7 || 4.5e7 || 3.5e7 || 1.4e7 || 1.1e7 || 1.0e7 || || H kg || 24000 || 32000 || 18000 || 12000 || 5100 || 2500* || 2300 || 2300 || 1300 || 1300* || 1200 || Less than 20 tonnes of hydrogen (and almost nothing else) above GEO, out to the bow shock. === Collision cross section table === || Gas || (nm)² || (nm)² with H₂ ||  | 
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The second column is the combined collision cross section with an H₂ molecule ... the square of the sum of the square roots. from [[ https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Kinetics/Modeling_Reaction_Kinetics/Collision_Theory/Collisional_Cross_Section | libretexts ]] ----- . http://hitran.org . . . . . . . . . k*l at k*l dot com on kao3  | 
Propellant Plume Gas Scattering
H density versus altitude
   | 
  alt km  | 
  radius km  | 
  #/m3  | 
1000  | 
  7378  | 
  21000e6  | 
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2000  | 
  8378  | 
  12000e6  | 
  Constr. perigee  | 
5000  | 
  11378  | 
  3100e6  | 
|
10000  | 
  16378  | 
  820e6  | 
|
20000  | 
  26378  | 
  180e6  | 
|
30000  | 
  36378  | 
  67e6  | 
|
35786  | 
  42164  | 
  45e6  | 
  GEO circular  | 
40000  | 
  46378  | 
  35e6  | 
|
50000  | 
  56378  | 
  22e6  | 
|
60000  | 
  66378  | 
  14e6  | 
|
69572  | 
  75950  | 
  11e6  | 
  Constr. apogee  | 
70000  | 
  76378  | 
  10e6  | 
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. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022407372900052
Estimated hydrogen mass per 1000 km height, 1.67e-27kg/H  | 
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Altitude km  | 
  1000  | 
  2000  | 
  10000  | 
  20000  | 
  30000  | 
  35786*  | 
  40000  | 
  50000  | 
  60000  | 
  69572*  | 
  70000  | 
Radius km  | 
  7378  | 
  11378  | 
  16378  | 
  26378  | 
  36378  | 
  42164*  | 
  46378  | 
  56378  | 
  66378  | 
  75950*  | 
  76378  | 
Volume km³  | 
  6.8e11  | 
  1.6e12  | 
  3.4e12  | 
  8.7e12  | 
  1.7e13  | 
  2.2e13  | 
  2.7e13  | 
  4.0e13  | 
  5.5e13  | 
  7.2e13  | 
  7.3e13  | 
#H / m³  | 
  2.1e10  | 
  1.2e10  | 
  3.1e9  | 
  8.2e8  | 
  1.8e8  | 
  6.7e7  | 
  4.5e7  | 
  3.5e7  | 
  1.4e7  | 
  1.1e7  | 
  1.0e7  | 
H kg  | 
  24000  | 
  32000  | 
  18000  | 
  12000  | 
  5100  | 
  2500*  | 
  2300  | 
  2300  | 
  1300  | 
  1300*  | 
  1200  | 
Less than 20 tonnes of hydrogen (and almost nothing else) above GEO, out to the bow shock.
Collision cross section table
Gas  | 
  (nm)²  | 
  (nm)² with H₂  | 
H₂  | 
  0.27  | 
  1.02  | 
He  | 
  0.21  | 
  0.99  | 
Ar  | 
  0.36  | 
  1.06  | 
O₂  | 
  0.40  | 
  1.07  | 
N₂  | 
  0.43  | 
  1.08  | 
CH₄  | 
  0.46  | 
  1.09  | 
CO₂  | 
  0.52  | 
  1.11  | 
Cl₂  | 
  0.93  | 
  1.22  | 
The second column is the combined collision cross section with an H₂ molecule ... the square of the sum of the square roots.
from libretexts
http://hitran.org . . . . . . . . . k*l at k*l dot com on kao3
