Semiclassical calculations of half-widths and line shifts for transitions in the 30012←00001 and 30013←00001 bands of CO2. III: Self collisions

This paper is the third in a series devoted to accurate semi-empirical calculations of pressure-broadened half-widths, pressure-induced line shifts, and the temperature dependence of the half-widths of carbon dioxide. In this work complex Robert–Bonamy (CRB) calculations were made for transitions in two of the Fermi-tetrad bands for self-collisions, i.e. the CO₂–CO₂ system. The intermolecular potential (IP) was adjusted to match measurements of the half-width, its temperature dependence, and the line shift. It is shown that small changes in the parameters describing the IP lead to noticeable changes in the line shape parameters and that it is possible to find a set of IP parameters, which, when used in the CRB formalism, yield half-widths, their temperature dependence, and line shifts in excellent agreement with measurement. This work demonstrates that this agreement can be obtained if the atom–atom potential is expanded to high order and rank (here 20 4 4), the real and imaginary (S₁ and Im(S₂)) components are retained, and the determination of the trajectories is made by solving Hamilton's equations. It was found that the temperature dependence of the half-width is sensitive to the range of temperatures used in the fit and that the vibrational dependence of the line shape parameters for these two bands is very small. Databases of the half-width, its temperature dependence, and the line shift for the atmospheres of Venus (296–700 K fit range for the temperature exponents of the half-widths) and Mars (125–296 K fit range for the temperature exponents of the half-widths) are provided. The calculations are compared with the measured data for the bands under study.     

He-broadening and shifting coefficients of HCl lines in the (1←0) and (2←0) infrared transitions

ABSTRACT

We report experimental results on the broadening and shifting coefficients in a large interval of J quantum numbers in the fundamental and first overtone vibration–rotation bands of the HCl molecule in mixtures with helium. Many of the values, especially for the overtone transition, are novel. The uncertainties for the isotope-averaged broadening coefficients amount to 2% on average for the fundamental and 1.5% for the overtone bands. Shifts have a typical uncertainty of 3%.     

The a2ν2 ← sν2 bands of 14NH3 and 15NH3

Numerous transitions belonging to the a2ν₂ ← sν₂ hot bands of ¹⁴NH₃ and ¹⁵NH₃ have been identified and assigned in the long-path Fourier transform spectra of ammonia. The data have been processed to obtain effective molecular parameters for the a2ν₂ states of ¹⁴NH₃ and ¹⁵NH₃.     

Study of the ν3 and 2ν3 ← ν3 bands of 12CH3F by infrared laser sideband and submillimeter-wave spectroscopy

An infrared laser sideband spectrometer operating in the CO₂ laser region with 8- to 18-GHz sidebands has been used to record 266 transitions in the ν₃ band and 84 transitions in the 2ν₃ ← ν₃ band of ¹²CH₃F. The accuracy of the measured frequencies is estimated to be 1–3 MHz. A millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectrometer has been used to record the spectra of 48 pure rotational transitions in the ground vibrational state and 55 transitions in the v₃ = 1 vibrational state with an accuracy of 20–90 kHz. The new measurements have been combined with previous radio frequency and infrared laser results to derive sets of constants for the ground, v₃ = 1, and v₃ = 2 states for this molecule. Tables of the vibrational dependence of the parameters and of the near coincidences of the ν₃ and 2ν₃ ← ν₃ band transitions with CO₂ laser frequencies are given.     

Spectral line parameters including temperature dependences of self- and air-broadening in the 2←0 band of CO at 2.3 μm

Temperature dependences of pressure-broadened half-width and pressure-induced shift coefficients along with accurate positions and intensities have been determined for transitions in the 2←0 band of ¹²C¹⁶O from analyzing high-resolution and high signal-to-noise spectra recorded with two different Fourier transform spectrometers. A total of 28 spectra, 16 self-broadened and 12 air-broadened, recorded using high-purity (≥99.5% ¹²C-enriched) CO samples and CO diluted with dry air (research grade) at different temperatures and pressures, were analyzed simultaneously to maximize the accuracy of the retrieved parameters. The sample temperatures ranged from 150 to 298 K and the total pressures varied between 5 and 700 Torr. A multispectrum nonlinear least squares spectrum fitting technique was used to adjust the rovibrational constants (G, B, D, etc.) and intensity parameters (including Herman–Wallis coefficients), rather than determining individual line positions and intensities. Self- and air-broadened Lorentz half-width coefficients, their temperature dependence exponents, self- and air-pressure-induced shift coefficients, their temperature dependences, self- and air- line mixing coefficients, their temperature dependences and speed dependence have been retrieved from the analysis. Speed-dependent line shapes with line mixing employing off-diagonal relaxation matrix element formalism were needed to minimize the fit residuals. This study presents a precise and complete set of spectral line parameters that consistently reproduce the spectrum of carbon monoxide over terrestrial atmospheric conditions.     

Picosecond spectral-kinetic investigation of Sn ← Sl absorption of β-carotene in solutions

The authors express their gratitude to G. B. Tolstorozhev, S. F. Dobrinevskii, and S. V. Mel'nichuk for their helpful discussions of the results of this work, and G. I. Samokhvalov and L. A. Vakulova for kindly making quantities of -carotene available.     

A theoretical study of the 21Ag ← 11Ag two-photon transition and its vibronic band in trans-stilbene

The two-photon spectrum of the 2¹A_g ← 1¹A_g transition in trans-stilbene has been calculated at the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) level of theory. Energies were obtained at the complete active space second-order perturbation (CASPT2) level of theory, while the geometries of both the initial and final states were optimized at the CASSCF level. The energy and the geometry optimizations were performed using an active space of 14 electrons in 14 active π orbitals. The vibrational frequencies of both states and the two-photon transition (TPT) cross-section were calculated with a smaller active space where the two lowest π orbitals were kept inactive. A newly implemented algorithm, in the quantum chemical package Molcas was used to determine the two-photon transition intensity. This method requires only the linear response of the CASSCF wavefunction. Furthermore, the vibronic structure of this TPT was studied. The Franck-Condon factors were obtained by calculating the overlap between the vibrational states involved, which were determined from the force fields of both the initial and final states, at the CASSCF level of theory. The results are in agreement with experiment.     

Update of g-2 of the muon and Δα

We update our Standard Model predictions for g-2 of the muon and for the hadronic contributions （5） 2 to the running of the QED coupling, Δαbad^5）（MZ^2）. Particular emphasis is put on recent changes in the hadronic contributions from new data in the 2π channel and from the energy region just below 2 GeV.     

High-resolution measurements of the ν2 and 2ν2-ν2 bands of SO2

Infrared measurements have been made on SO₂ between 450 and 602 cm⁻¹ with a resolution of 0.005 cm⁻¹. The B-type bands due to the bending mode transitions 010-000 and 020-010 have been assigned and analyzed for the ³²S¹⁶O₂ molecule. A total of 3007 transitions were measured and fit for ³²S¹⁶O₂ with a standard deviation of 0.0004 cm⁻¹. Ro-vibrational constants are given that fit the current measurements and the pure rotational transitions reported in the literature.     

Structure and stability of various states of the EuC and EuC2 molecules

B3LYP level density functional theory （DFT） and multiconfiguration self-consistent-field （MCSCF） level ab initio method calculations have been performed on the basis of relativistic effective core potentials to investigate the nature of EuC and EuC2 molecules. The computed results indicate that the ground states of EuC and EuC2 are ^12∑^＋ and SA2, respectively. Dissociation potential energy curves of the low-lying electronic states of EuC have been calculated using the MCSCF method, and the same level calculation on EuC2 indicates that the dissociation energy of EuC2 of ground state compares well with the available experimental data. The bond characteristic is also discussed using Mulliken populations.     

CCl自由基A 2Δ←X 2Π跃迁REMPI光谱研究

在271-279 nm波长范围内采用REMPI技术研究CCl自由基的A 2Δ光谱。实验观察到12C35Cl以及同位素分子12C37Cl 的A 2Δ←X 2Π1/2,0-0,1-0和2-1跃迁谱带,其中2-1的跃迁为新观察到谱带。A 2Δ同三个排斥态2Π,2Σ-和4Π交叉,自旋轨道相互作用使得A 2Δ为预解离态。实验结果揭示υ"＝0态预解离要快于υ"＝1,2振动态。     

CCl自由基A 2Δ←X 2Ⅱ跃迁REMPI光谱研究

在271～279 nm波长范围内采用REMPI技术研究CCl自由基的A 2Δ光谱.实验观察到12C35Cl以及同位素分子12C37Cl 的A 2Δ←X 2Ⅱ1/2,0-0,1-0和2-1跃迁谱带,其中2-1的跃迁为新观察到谱带.获得了A 2Δ←X 2Ⅱ1/2电子跃迁0-0,1-0,2-1谱带的同位素位移.     

NMR and Structural and Conformational Features of 2′-Hydroxychalcones and Flavones

New 2′-hydroxychalcone and flavone derivatives have been synthesised. Their [¹H] and [¹³C] NMR spectra were assigned by the application of COSY and HETCOR experiments and allowed the discussion of some structural aspects. It was shown on the basis of NOE experiments some configurational and conformational features of both type of compounds.     

Infrared spectrum of the Ar-CO complex: observation of the v co = 2 ← 0 band at 4260 cm −1

The spectrum of the weakly-bound van der Waals complex Ar-CO has been observed for the first time in the region of the CO vibrational overtone, using a long-path (180 m) low-temperature (64 K) absorption cell and a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The appearance of the spectrum was very similar to that studied previously in the v _co = 1 ← 0 region. However, it was very much weaker, so a detailed analysis was only possible for the relatively uncongested K = 1 ← 0 and 0 ← 1 subbands. The parameters determined here for these sub-bands should help to constrain the C-O bond length dependence of the Ar-CO intermolecular potential in future theoretical models.