N2O emission in the 4.5 μM region: high excitation of the bending mode transitions v1v2v3→v1v2(v3−1) with (2v1+v2)=5

Eight emission spectra of pure N₂O and N₂O + N₂ + He mixtures excited by a radio frequency discharge were recorded by Fourier Transform Spectroscopy at a resolution of 0.005 and 0.004 cm⁻¹ in the 4.5 μm region. Results (wavenumbers, band centers, and spectroscopic constants) concerning nine new vibrational transitions which have not been observed before, and which occur between highly excited levels of the bending mode are reported. The derived spectroscopic parameters allow us to reproduce the experimental wavenumbers with an RMS error lower than 4.5 × 10⁻⁴ cm⁻¹.