Atmospheric chemistry hinges on better physics model

Understanding photoabsorption of nitrous oxide -- a process involving the transfer of the energy of a photon to the molecule -- matters because a small fraction of nitrous oxide reacts with oxygen atoms in the stratosphere to produce among others nitric oxide. The latter participates in the catalytic destruction of ozone. Now, new theoretical work by Mohammad Noh Daud unveils the actual dynamic of the photoabsorption of nitrous oxide molecules and has been published in EPJ D. Read more