Preferred Label : accommodation coefficient;
IUPAC definition : 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.;
Origin ID : A00057;
See also
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.
