Jarlskog invariant of the neutrino mapping matrix

The Jarlskog Invariant J_ν-map of the neutrino mapping matrix is calculated based on a phenomenological model which relates the smallness of light lepton masses m_e and m₁ (of ν₁) with the smallness of T violation. For small T violating phase χ_l in the lepton sector, J_ν-map is proportional to χ_l, but m_e and m₁ are proportional to . This leads to . Assuming , we find J_ν-map≅1.16×10^-2, consistent with the present experimental data.     

Prospects of reactor neutrino experiments

Since the energy of a reactor neutrino is a few MeV, all , and oscillations are accessible by reactor neutrino experiments. KamLAND observed the oscillation and currently Double Chooz, RENO and Dayabay experiments are under construction aiming to detect oscillation. There are still good prospects for future reactor neutrino experiments after them. For example, there is room to further improve sin²2θ₁₃ accuracy at a baseline of ∼1.5 km, a very precise sin²2θ₁₂ measurement and the determination of mass hierarchy may be possible at a baseline ∼50 km, and if KamLAND is enlarged to the SuperKamiokande size, better measurement of and sin²2θ₁₂ will be anticipated. It is important to take into account such possibilities when planning future neutrino program after θ₁₃ is measured by current experiments.     

High resolution rovibrational spectroscopy of pyrimidine: Analysis of the B1 modes ν10b and ν4 and B2 mode ν6b

We report the first high resolution rovibrational analysis of the infrared spectrum of pyrimidine (C₄H₄N₂) based on measurements using our Fourier transform spectrometer, the Bruker IFS 125 HR Zürich Prototype (ZP) 2001. Measurements were conducted at room temperature in a White-type cell with effective optical path lengths between 3.2 and 9.6 m and with resolutions ranging from 0.0008 to 0.0018 cm⁻¹ in the region between 600 and 1000 cm⁻¹. The spectrum was analyzed in the ν₄ (), ν_10b () and ν_6b regions of pyrimidine () using an effective Hamiltonian. A total of about 15 000 rovibrational transitions were assigned. The root mean square deviations of the fitted data are in the ranges d_rms = 0.00018-0.00024 cm⁻¹, indicating an excellent agreement of experimental line data with the calculations. The results are discussed briefly in relation to possible extensions to spectra of DNA bases and to intramolecular vibrational redistribution at higher energy. The analysis of the ν_10b and ν₄ bands will also be useful in the interstellar search for pyrimidine in the infrared region.     

Methane diode laser overtone spectroscopy at 840 nm

Overtone absorption lines of ¹²CH₄ have been examined by using a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer in the region around (840 nm) where the combination overtone band ν₁+3ν₃ lies. The spectrometer sources are commercially available heterostructure GaAlAs TDLs operating in the “free-running” mode, which allowed the detection of the line positions within . The wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) and the second harmonic detection technique permitted the measurements of minimum absorbances of the order of ?5×10^-6. This allowed to observe the weakest lines of the band with absorption cross-sections of the order of ?2×10^-25 cm²/molecule or /amagat. For some of them self-, air-, He- and H₂-broadening coefficients have been obtained at room temperature.     

Diode laser overtone spectroscopy of CO2 at 780 nm

Overtone absorption lines of ¹²C¹⁶O₂ have been examined by using a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer in the region around . The spectrometer sources are commercially available double heterostructure InGaAlAs TDLs operating in the “free-running” mode, which allowed the detection of the line positions within . The observed carbon dioxide absorption lines belong to the ν₁+5ν₃ ro-vibrational band with rotational quantum number J up to 48. The minimum absorbance detected by the spectrometer (?5×10^-6) permitted to observe the weakest lines having the absorption cross section of the order of .     

Thermal infrared cross-sections of C2F6 at atmospheric temperatures

Spectral absorption cross-sections, k_ν (), have been measured in the 8.0 and bands of C₂F₆. Temperature and total (N₂-broadening) pressure have been varied to represent the conditions specified in various models of the terrestrial atmosphere so that the absorption cross-sections can be applied directly to the optical remote-sensing of C₂F₆ in the atmosphere. The measured absolute intensities of the 8.0 and the bands are (1.636±0.003)×10⁻¹⁶ and (, respectively.     

Rovibrational spectroscopy of the Fermi-interacting ν4 = 1 and ν3 = ν6 = 1 levels of DCF3

The high-resolution infrared spectrum of deuterated fluoroform (DCF₃) was studied in the 700 and 1200 cm⁻¹ regions, with the aim of assigning and analyzing the ν₄ CF₃ asymmetric stretching vibration. The Fermi-type anharmonic coupling between the ν₄ = 1 and ν₃ = ν₆ = 1 rovibrational levels, already mentioned in an early work of Ruoff et al. [Spectrochimica Acta Part A 31A (1975) 1099-1100], was studied here for the first time under high resolution. Assignments in the ν₃ + ν₆/ν₄ band system were confirmed and extended by the identification of the ν₃ + ν₆ − ν₆ and ν₄-ν₆ bands in the 700 cm⁻¹ region, the latter being enhanced near the Fermi crossings of the studied levels. Data from both the hot and difference bands were included in the analysis. The close separation of the studied vibrational levels of about 14.8 cm⁻¹ produces a large variety of resonance crossings which involve levels with . Besides the Fermi () and Coriolis () resonances, they were accounted for by inclusion of additional higher-order ( and ) interaction terms between the vibrational states. The least-squares fit of more that 16,000 vibration-rotation transitions provides a quantitative reproduction of data in all bands.     

The high-resolution infrared spectrum of BF3 from 400 to 1650 cm

High-resolution infrared spectra of boron trifluoride, enriched to 99.5 at. % ¹¹B, have been measured from 400 to 1650 cm⁻¹. In that region we have identified and analyzed 16 absorption bands attributed to the three fundamental bands, two combination bands, 10 hot bands, and one difference band. All possible states were accessed in this region through direct transitions either from the ground state or as hot bands from thermally populated levels. The spectral resolution of the measurements varied from 0.0015 to 0.0020 cm⁻¹. An improved set of ground state rotational constants and rovibrational constants for the infrared-active fundamental vibrations have been determined from over 32 000 assigned transitions. This study resulted in the first direct characterization of the infrared-inactive ν₁ state of ¹¹BF₃ leading to values for ν₁, , and of 885.843205(24), 0.000678548(53), and 0.000337564(66) cm⁻¹, respectively. The Fermi resonance perturbation between the E′ states ν₃ and 3ν₄ (l = ±1) was further elucidated by observation of hot band transitions to both the 3ν₄ (l = ±1) and 3ν₄ (l = ±3) states. Several other resonances were also found including the weak rotational interaction, between the state 2ν₂ and the E′ state of ν₁ + ν₄.     

Rovibrational analysis of the ν2 and 2ν2 P-D stretching bands of PH2D

The infrared spectral regions of the P-D stretching fundamental band ν₂ and the first overtone band 2ν₂ of PH₂D were recorded with a resolution of 2.7×10⁻³ and , respectively. In the analysis about 710 and 440 transitions were assigned to the ν₂ and 2ν₂ bands. These provided 358 and 268 upper rovibrational energy terms, respectively. Resonance interactions between the states (010000) and (000200) were taken into account in the Hamiltonian used to fit upper energies of the (010000) state. The rovibrational energies of the (020000) state were fitted with a Hamiltonian for an isolated vibrational state.     

The 2ν4 overtone bands of FClO3

The high resolution infrared spectrum of the mono-isotopic species F³⁵Cl¹⁶O₃ has been studied in the region of the 2ν₄ overtone, from 2560 to 2680 cm⁻¹. The perpendicular component is strong and clearly observed while the parallel component is very weak and almost completely hidden by the perpendicular one. Their origins differ by 12.6 cm⁻¹, the being located at higher wavenumbers. The band is perturbed by the anharmonic interaction between the v₄ = 2, l₄ = ?2 and v₂ = v₄ = v₅ = 1, l₄ = l₅ = ±1 excited states, both of E symmetry. In total 3157 transitions have been assigned, 83% of these to , 12% to , and 5% to . The three bands have been analyzed simultaneously, taking into account the Fermi resonance effective between the excited states of E symmetry. The ro-vibration parameters of the excited states have been obtained, including the deperturbed band origins of and , at 2628.5890(4) and 2619.3342(5) cm⁻¹, respectively. The W₂₄₅ anharmonic constant is equal to 4.0161(4) cm⁻¹. The x₄₄+g₄₄ and x₂₄+x₄₅+g₄₅ anharmonicity constants have been derived from the obtained band origins and those of ν₄ and ν₂ + ν₅.     

High-resolution Fourier transform spectrum of H2S in the region of the second hexade

High-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrum of was recorded and analyzed in the region of the second hexade . More than 1700 transitions were assigned to the 2ν₁ + ν₂, ν₁ + ν₂ + ν₃, ν₁ + 3ν₂, 3ν₂ + ν₃, 5ν₂, and ν₂ + 2ν₃ bands with the maximum value of quantum number J equal to 18, 18, 13, 11, 13, and 9, respectively. The theoretical analysis was fulfilled with a Hamiltonian model which takes into account numerous resonance interactions between all the vibrational states in this polyad. By a least-square fitting, finally 505 upper energy levels were reproduced by 80 parameters with an rms deviation of 0.0019 cm⁻¹.     

The 2ν5 overtone bands of perchloryl fluoride

The high-resolution infrared spectra of the monoisotopic species F³⁵Cl¹⁶O₃, F³⁷Cl¹⁶O₃, F³⁵Cl¹⁸O₃ and F³⁷Cl¹⁸O₃ have been studied in the region of the 2ν₅ overtones, from 1100 to 1200 cm⁻¹. Both the parallel and the perpendicular components are clearly observed in the spectra, their origins differing by about 0.4 cm⁻¹. In each spectrum about 2000 transitions have been assigned, 35% of them belonging to . The parallel and perpendicular bands in each manifold have been analyzed separately since no evidence of perturbations has been observed. The rovibration parameters of the v₅ = 2, l₅ = 0 and v₅ = 2, l₅=?2 excited states have been obtained. For the four species combining the and band origins with those of the ν₅ fundamentals the harmonic wavenumbers, , and the x₅₅ and g₅₅ anharmonicity constants have also been derived.     

Diode laser spectroscopy of CO2 at 790 nm

Absorption lines of ¹²C¹⁶O₂ have been examined by using a tunable diode laser spectrometer in the region around (790 nm). The spectrometer sources are commercially available double heterostructure InGaAlAs tunable diode lasers (TDLs) operating in the “free-running” mode, which allowed the detection of the line positions within . The observed carbon dioxide absorption lines belong to the combination overtone 2ν₂+5ν₃ ro-vibrational band with intensities ranging around .     

Reassignment of the C-Cl stretching frequency in the Ã(A″) state of CBrCl

In a recent theoretical paper, vibrational frequencies were reported for CBrCl in the and à states. These values agree well with our previously published experimental frequencies, except in the case of , where the theoretical value of 968.3 cm⁻¹ is significantly higher than the experimental value of 712.6 cm⁻¹. This discrepancy prompted a re-examination of the assignments for transitions involving ν₁ in the laser induced fluorescence spectrum. If the progression ν₁ + nν₂ has the assignment of n reduced by 1 (the origin is not observed), a new experimental value of results. The close accord with the theoretical value lends weight to this re-assignment. Consequently we propose that the experimental frequency be changed to .     

The overtone spectrum of carbonyl sulfide in the region of the ν1+4ν3 and 5ν3 bands by ICLAS-VECSEL

The high-resolution overtone spectrum of OCS has been recorded in the region of the ν₁+4ν₃ and 5ν₃ bands by intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy based on an optically pumped vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL). The extremely weak ν₁+4ν₃ band at was found to be isolated. The 5ν₃ band at is accompanied by two weaker bands at 9933.53 and assigned to the 12⁰4-00⁰0 and 04⁰4-00⁰0 bands, respectively. In addition, the 01¹5-01¹0 hot band was detected together with the extremely weak band heads of the R branch of the 02^0,25-02^0,20 hot bands. Finally, the 5ν₃ band of the ¹⁶O¹²C³⁴S minor isotopomer, present in natural abundance in the sample, was also observed and rotationally analyzed. Effective state parameters could be retrieved by standard band-by-band rotational fitting of the line positions, leading to a typical rms of . The observed line positions were compared to the predictions of the global model described by Rhaibi et al. [J. Mol. Spectrosc. 191 (1998) 32-44]. In general, the agreement is excellent, close to the experimental uncertainty () thus confirming the high predictive ability of this effective Hamiltonian model. Weak but significant deviations up to were, however, identified for two rotational levels of the highly excited 2,16⁰,0 dark state, observed through a local interaction with the 00⁰5 state. In the case of the ¹⁶O¹²C³⁴S isotopomer, the predicted line wavenumbers of the 5ν₃ band were globally overestimated by about . The new data have been included in the corresponding global model, leading to almost unchanged values of the molecular parameters and a statistical agreement with the experiment.     

High-resolution diode laser absorption spectroscopy of the O-H stretch overtone band (2,0,0)←(0,0,0) of the HO2 radical

The O-H stretching overtone (2ν₁) of the HO₂ radical was observed between 6603.2 to by using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). About 1000 lines were observed in this region of which 491 transitions could be definitively assigned to the 2ν₁. The spectrum is observed to be an A/B hybrid band with band features of both a perpendicular and parallel nature. Transitions of the A-type bands with K_a^′=0-3, N^′?16 and transitions of the B-type bands with K_a^′=0,1, N^′?15 were assigned. The origin calculated from the best fit to the present spectrum is at which is ∼ higher than previously reported. The overtone spectrum is observed to be heavily perturbed, possibly by Fermi resonance with energy levels of the nearby (ν₂+5ν₃) state.