Experimental determination of vibrational energy transfer of CO2 laser by current modulation

Experimental and theoretical studies are presented of current modulation of a low-power CO₂ laser. It is found that the resonant energy transfer from vibrationally excited level of N₂ to (00⁰1) level of CO₂ mainly determines the modulated laser output.     

Slow intermolecular redistribution of vibrational energy in SF6 gas excited by a tea CO2 laser

Infra-red fluorescence (IRF) spectra of SF₆ excited by the 944.2 cm^-1 line of a pulsed CO₂ laser were observed at various times after the time of the laser excitation. Each spectrum showed a strong IRF peak of the v₃ mode which was red shifted relative to the room temperature fundamental (948 cm^-1) by an amount which depended, apart from the level of excitation, on the different times employed. For a strong excitation with 〈n〉 ≈ 11 photons absorbed per molecule, a significant decrease of red shift versus time was observed, indicating mainly excitation losses by IRF emission. For weak excitation with 〈n〉 ≈ 1.4, almost an constant red shift versus time is observed. This result, and the previous finding that at weak excitation a nonthermal energy distribution in the ensemble of molecules exists, leads to the conclusion that intermolecular redistribution of vibrational energy in SF₆ is slow, and does not exceed the observed fluorescence duration (～1 ms).     

Microwave spectroscopy of OCS in highly excited vibrational states through energy transfer from N2

The efficient vibrational energy transfer between the first excited vibrational state of N₂ and the asymmetric stretching vibrational state of OCS has allowed the observation of many pure rotational lines in different vibrational states of OCS up to 4101 cm^?1: (00⁰1), (01¹1), (02^l1), (10⁰1), (00⁰2), (21¹0), (03^l0), (04^l0), and (05^l0). Accurate values of some rotational, centrifugal distortion and l-doubling constants are determined.     

用振动密耦合方法研究低能电子与N2分子碰撞的振动激发微分散射截面

采用振动密耦合方法，分别应用球高斯分布极化势和优于绝热极化势，及基于量子力学从头计算的静电、交换势，得到入射电子能量2.40eV时0→2和0→3的振动激发微分散射截面，与目前优秀的实验值比较，获得了满意的结果，并从理论上分析了整个计算过程中可能影响微分散射截面精度的主要物理因素.     

用振动密耦合方法研究低能电子与N2分子碰撞的振动激发微分散射截面

采用振动密耦合方法,分别应用球高斯分布极化势和优于绝热极化势,及基于量子力学从头计算的静电、交换势,得到入射电子能量2.40eV时0→2和0→3的振动激发微分散射截面,与目前优秀的实验值比较,获得了满意的结果,并从理论上分析了整个计算过程中可能影响微分散射截面精度的主要物理因素. 关键词： 分子碰撞 微分散射截面 振动激发 相互作用势     

Na2分子部分电子态的完全振动能谱和离解能的精确研究

对于大多数双原子分子的电子态，用现代实验方法或精确的量子理论方法往往可以获得含m个振动能级的能谱子集合［Ev］，而不易得到包含最高振动能级在内的所有高振动量子态能级的完全振动能谱{Ev}.鉴于Na2分子电子态的振动能谱和分子离解能De在实际研究和应用中的重要性，使用基于微扰理论的代数方法（AM），获得了Na2分子一些电子态的振动光谱常数和完全振动能谱；使用基于AM的代数能量方法（AEM）获得了这些电子态的正确离解能.研究结果表明：AM方法能从少数精确的实验能级获得精确的分子振动光谱常数集合和正确的完全振动能谱{Ev}，AEM方法获得的分子离解能比由文献发表的振动光谱常数计算得到的近似离解能值更准确，对于难以获得分子离解能的那些电子激发态，AEM方法能给出合理的离解能数据. 关键词： Na2分子 代数方法 振动能级 离解能 电子激发态     

Linewidths of HCl broadened by CO2 and N2 and CO broadened by CO2

High resolution measurement of the linewidths of HCl broadened by CO₂ and N₂ and CO broadened by CO₂ have been performed in both the 1-0 and 2-0 bands of HCl and the 2-0 band of CO. The data were analyzed by the direct and the peak absorption methods. Values of the linewidths obtained by the two methods are in good agreement. For |m| ≤ 3, for the case of HCl + CO₂, the agreement is good for the values obtained in both bands of HCl. However for |m| > 3, the HCl + CO₂ linewidths in the 1-0 band are smaller than the corresponding lines in the 2-0 band by as much as 11% for |m| = 9. Lines (|m| ≤ 3) of the 1-0 and 2-0 bands of HCl broadened by CO₂ were also analyzed in terms of the super-Lorentzian line profile proposed by Varanasi, S. K. Sarangi, and G. D. T. Tejwani (J. Quan. Spectr. Radiative Transfer12, 857 (1972)) and the Lorentzian profile. The results indicate that near the line center (within 3γ), the shape of HCl + CO₂ lines are Lorentzian.     

Determination of vibrational energy levels and transition dipole moments of CO2 molecules by density functional theory

An efficient method is presented to calculate the intra-molecular potential energies and electrical dipole moments of CO₂ molecules at the electronic ground state by solving the Kohn-Sham (KS) equation for a total of 101 992 nuclear configurations. The projector-augmented wave (PAW) exchange-correlation potential functionals and plane wave (PW) basis functions were used in solving the KS equation. The calculated intra-molecular potential function was then included in the pure vibrational Schrödinger equation to determine the vibrational energy eigen values and eigen functions. The vibrational wave functions combined with the calculated dipole moment function were used to determine the transition dipole moments. The calculated results were compared with the experimental data.     

Study of valence states of the CO2 molecule by (e, 2e) momentum spectroscopy

The (e, 2e) technique has been used to measure the binding energy spectrum and the momentum distribution of the electrons in the CO₂ molecule outer orbitals. The innermost valence states 2σ_u and 3σ_g have been localized 2 eV away from each other and evidence of configuration interaction involving 3σ_g has been found. The electron momentum distributions for the various orbitals show poor agreement with the square of the Hartree-Fock wave function Fourier transform.     

Electron impact excitation of tetrasulfur S4 molecule

Electron impact excitation of tetrasulfur S₄ molecule is investigated in this work using R-matrix method. The twelve low-lying electronic states are used in close-coupling expansion to represent the target states, and the integral cross sections for elastic scattering and excitation into the six lowest electronic states are calculated.     

Submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of HN2 and DN2 in the excited vibrational states

The pure rotational transitions of HN₂⁺ and DN₂⁺ in the first excited vibrational states for all the fundamental vibrational modes have been observed in the range of 300-750 GHz. The molecular constants determined are much more accurate compared with those obtained from the infrared spectroscopy. The equilibrium rotational constants, B_e = 46832.45 (71) MHz for HN₂⁺ and B_e = 38708.38 (58) MHz for DN₂⁺, have been determined by correcting for the higher-order vibration-rotation interaction effects, γ_ij, obtained by an infrared investigation. The equilibrium bond lengths are derived from these equilibrium rotational constants: r_e(H-N) = 1.03460 (14) Å and r_e (N-N) = 1.092698 (26) Å.     

Electronic transition moments between excited singlet states of the H2 molecule

The twelve transition moments which connect each of the three ¹Σ_g⁺ states EF, GK, and $\text{H}\text{H}$ with the three ¹Σ_u⁺ states B,B′, $\text{B″}\text{B}$ and with the state C¹Π_u were computed in the range of internuclear distances 1.25 ≤ R ≤ 15 a.u. using accurate electronic wavefunctions. The relative phases of the wavefunctions, which determine the signs of the transition moments, were consistently defined at all R values. The strong R dependences of the transition moments reflect the R-dependent changes in electronic character of the states involved in these transitions. At large R values the ¹Σ_g⁺-¹Σ_u⁺ transition moments are dominated by the two-electron charge resonance in the ionic configuration H⁺ + H^? whose transition moment is $\text{M(R) ? R}$.     

Surface interaction between H2 and CO2 over silicalite-supported platinum

Infrared spectroscopic evidence is presented for the formation of linearly bonded CO species, as a result of surface interaction between H₂ and CO₂ at room temperature over silicalite-supported Pt. Comparison with direct CO adsorption results suggests that the active sites for this CO₂ reaction are the corner or step sites on platinum particles. The CO formed on these active sites then migrates to other sites on the surface of Pt particles. Co-adsorbed hydrogen and water make the linearly bonded CO species more strongly adsorbed on Pt particles. However, exposure to oxygen or air at room temperature effectively removes these CO species.     

Rotational energy cluster formation in XY3 molecules: Excited vibrational states of BiH3 and SbH3

Previous theoretical work on energy cluster formation at high rotational excitation in the vibrational ground state of PH₃ [S.N. Yurchenko, W. Thiel, S. Patchkovskii, P. Jensen, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7 (2005) 573] is extended to BiH₃ and SbH₃. By means of variational calculations of the rotation–vibration energies based on ab initio potential energy surfaces, we analyze the rotational energy clustering of BiH₃ and SbH₃ at J  70 for a number of vibrational states. We show that BiH₃ and SbH₃, with their pronounced local mode behaviour, exhibit cluster formation already at moderate rotational excitation. In addition, owing to its quasi-spherical-top character, BiH₃ undergoes an imperfect bifurcation at high J. This gives rise to an energy cluster type not present in PH₃ and SbH₃. We present a semi-classical approach to the construction of the rotational energy surfaces for vibrationally excited states.     

Photodissociation of N2F4 by a nanosecond CO2 laser pulse

Photodissociation of N₂F₄ by a strong nanosecond CO₂ laser pulse was studied by probing the interaction volume with both UV and IR beams. Up to 20% of the molecules were found to be dissociated into NF₂ during the first few nanoseconds following the passage of the pulse.     

Near-resonant energy transfer to the (00°1) vibrational level of CO2 due to collisions with hafnium atoms

For the Hf atom, a state with the wave number 2356.7 cm⁻¹ exists which is quite coincident with the (00°1) level of the CO₂. It is therefore safe to suggest a near-resonant energy transfer. The rate constant for this reaction is approximated.     

分子部分电子态的高阶振动能级和离解能的精确研究

鉴于K₂分子电子态的振动能谱和分子离解能D_e在实际研究和应用中的重要性,应用Sun,Ren等人提出的基于微扰理论的代数方法(AM)和基于AM的代数能量方法(AEM)研究了K₂分子的X¹Σ⁺_g,a³Σ⁺_u,0^-_g,B¹Π_{u< 关键词： 2}分子')" href="#">K₂分子 代数方法 高阶振动能级 离解能     

Resonance excitation of C2H4-molecule luminescence by pulsed high-pressure continously tunable CO2 laser

The visible luminescence of ethylene in a focused 10⁹W/cm² continously frequency-tuned field of a high-pressure CO₂ laser was investigated. Q-branch excitation resonance was observed width of 10 cm^-1. No direct correlation between detailed rotational structure and intensity of luminescence was revealed.     

Rotational CARS for simultaneous measurements of temperature and concentrations of N2, O2, CO, and CO2 demonstrated in a CO/air diffusion flame

Rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) has over the years demonstrated its strong potential to measure temperature and relative concentrations of major species in combustion. A recent work is the development and experimental validation of a CO₂ model for thermometry, in addition to our previous rotational CARS models for other molecules. In the present work, additional calibration measurements for relative CO₂/N₂ concentrations have been made in the temperature range 294-1246 K in standardized CO₂/N₂ mixtures. Following these calibration measurements, rotational CARS measurements were performed in a laminar CO/air diffusion flame stabilized on a Wolfhard-Parker burner. High-quality spectra were recorded from the fuel-rich region to the surrounding hot air in a lateral cross section of the flame. The spectra were evaluated to obtain simultaneous profiles of temperature and concentrations of all major species; N₂, O₂, CO, and CO₂. The potential for rotational CARS as a multi-species detection technique is discussed in relation to corresponding strategies for vibrational CARS.     

Electronic transition dipole moment functions and difference potentials for transitions among low-lying states of Li2 and Na2

Electronic transition dipole moment functions based on ab initio multiconfiguration self-consistent field wavefunctions are computed for the transitions ¹Σ_u⁺-¹Σ_g⁺, ³Σ_g⁺-³Σ_u⁺, ¹Π_u-¹Σ_g⁺, ³Π_g-³Σ_u⁺, ¹Σ_u⁺-¹Π_g, ³Σ_g⁺-³Π_u, ¹Π_u-¹Π_g, and ³Π_g-³Π_u in Li₂ and Na₂. (In each case the states are the lowest lying of their symmetry.) We also calculate the matrix element 〈³Σ_u⁺|i(L_x - iL_y)|³Π_u〉 for the predissociation of the ³Π_u state by the ³Σ_u⁺ state. Several unobserved spectral features are predicted.