Broadening and shift of lines of the ν<Subscript>2</Subscript> + ν<Subscript>3</Subscript> band of water vapor induced by helium pressure

The broadening and shift coefficients of more than 100 absorption lines of the ν₂ + ν₃ band of water vapor that are induced by the pressure of helium are measured and calculated. The broadening and shift coefficients are obtained from analysis of the room-temperature absorption spectra of an H₂O-He mixture measured with a resolution of 0.007 cm^?1 on a Fourier spectrometer in a large range of helium pressures. The specific features in the rotational dependence of the line center shifts are determined, which, in contrast to the broadening induced by other gases, are mainly positive. The calculated coefficients of the line broadening and shift of line centers are determined by a semiclassical method. An unusual dependence of the shift coefficients is explained by the rotational dependence of the intermolecular isotropic interaction potential.     

Broadening of vibrational-rotational lines of the H2S molecule by pressure of monatomic gases

Optimal sets of parameters for a model intermolecular potential that provide the best reproduction of broadening coefficients γ for the absorption lines in the ν₂ band of the H₂S molecule are determined for systems H₂S-A (A = He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe). For H₂S-He, the potential is obtained with the temperature dependence of coefficients γ taken into account for two rotational absorption lines 1₁₀ ← 1₀₁ and 2₁₁ ← 2₀₂. With the potentials obtained, the coefficients γ are calculated for the ν₁ and ν₃ bands and compared with the available experimental data. There are significant discrepancies between the calculated and experimental values of γ.     

Calculation and simulation of absorption line broadening in water vapor by noble gas atoms

Semiclassical methods have been applied to calculate the collisional broadening of water vapor absorption lines by noble gas atoms (Ar, He, Ne, and Kr). An analytical model has been proposed for line half-widths. The model parameters have been determined for the ν₂ band of the H₂O molecule for all the buffer gases under consideration, as well as for the bands 3ν₁ + ν₃ and 2ν₁ + 2ν₂ + ν₃ in the case of the broadening by argon. In the latter case, the model parameters that determine the temperature dependence of the half-widths of the water vapor lines of the ν₂ band have been found. The model proposed describes well the known experimental data and permits a relatively simple calculation of the H₂O line half-widths for the bands and the buffer gases under consideration in a wide range of rotational quantum numbers. For the ν₂ band, the model calculations in the case of the broadening by argon can be performed up to temperatures of 2500 K.     

Stark spectroscopy with the CO laser: The ν3 fundamental band of H2CO

The ν₃ fundamental band of H₂CO (CH₂ scissoring motion) has been studied by means of CO laser Stark spectroscopy and conventional infrared absorption spectroscopy. The primary aim of the work was to determine the dipole moment of H₂CO in the v₃ = 1 state, and the value determined was 2.3250 ± 0.0025 D. The spectrum was analyzed with the inclusion of the Coriolis interactions among ν₃, ν₄, and ν₆ so that “true” rotational constants were determined for ν₃; “effective” constants obtained by ignoring these interactions were also determined. The ν₃ band origin was determined to be 1500.174 ± 0.002 cm^?1. The H₂CO spectrum was also used as a means of determining the frequencies of some ¹³C¹⁶O and ¹²C¹⁸O laser lines in the 1500 cm^?1 region relative to ¹²C¹⁶O lines.     

Microwave spectrum of methyl chloride in the excited vibrational states: Coriolis interaction between the ν2 and ν5 states

The rotational spectra of CD₃³⁵Cl, CD₃³⁷Cl, CH₃³⁶Cl, and CH₃³⁷Cl in the ν₂, ν₃, ν₅, and ν₆ states were observed and analyzed. A few lines of the J = 3 → 2 transition were also detected for ¹²CD₃³⁵Cl in the 2ν₃ state and for ¹³CD₃³⁵Cl in the ν₃ state. For CH₃³⁵Cl in the ν₆ state the present data on the J = 1 ← 0 and J = 2 ← 1 transitions were combined with the millimeterwave spectra reported by Sullivan and Frenkel to determine the molecular constants. Special attention was given to the ν₂ and ν₅ spectra which showed the effect of Coriolis resonance. By transferring some of the constants involved from the laser-Stark spectra we determined B₅^*, B₂^*, and q₅^* for CD₃Cl. The large effective q₅ constant permitted observation of the direct l-doubling transitions of high J. The analysis of the CH₃Cl spectra was much less complete than that on CD₃Cl because of limited data. The B rotational constants obtained were compared with the previous microwave and infrared results when available.By using the infrared data on ν₁ and ν₄ we evaluated the equilibrium B_e constants (α₄^B of CD₃³⁷Cl was estimated), and refined the equilibrium structure of methyl chloride reported by Duncan.     

Pressure-Broadened Linewidth Measurements in the ν2Band of the CH3Radical

Pressure broadening coefficients for an infrared transition of the methyl radical have been measured for the first time. CH₃radicals, generated by pyrolyzing di-tert-butyl peroxide in a flow of either N₂or Ar, were probed using a tunable diode laser and a multipass absorption cell. The Lorentz half-width of theQ(6,6) line of the ν₂band of CH₃at 607.024 cm⁻¹was measured as a function of pressure at 295 K. The broadening coefficients (HWHM) areb(Ar) = 0.0310 ± 0.0012 cm⁻¹atm⁻¹andb(N₂) = 0.0390 ± 0.0020 cm⁻¹atm⁻¹. These coefficients are lower than those for CH₄–Ar, N₂broadening. This may be due to a lower polarizability or smaller effective hard collision diameter for CH₃relative to CH₄.     

Diode laser absorption spectroscopy measurement of linestrengths and pressure broadening coefficients of the methane 2ν3 band at elevated temperatures

A diode laser sensor based on absorption spectroscopy has been developed for the measurement of spectroscopic parameters in the R (3) and R (4) manifolds of 2ν₃ band of CH₄. Individual linestrengths of each transition are determined for a range of temperatures. In addition, collision-broadened half-widths for CO₂, N₂, H₂O, CH₄, and CO collision partners are measured as a function of temperature and pressure for these strongly overlapped transitions. From this, temperature dependence of the collision half-width for each collision partner is determined. Using a new method for calculation of collisional broadening at high temperatures for strongly overlapped transitions makes these transitions accessible for spectroscopy.     

Self-, N2-, O2-broadening coefficients and line parameters of HFC-32 for ν7 band and ground state transitions from infrared and microwave spectroscopy

Hydrofluorocarbons have been used as replacement gases of chlorofluorocarbons, since the latter have been phased out by the Montreal Protocol due to their environmental hazardous ozone-depleting effects. This is also the case of difluoromethane (CH₂F₂, HFC-32), which nowadays is widely used in refrigerant mixtures together with CF₃CH₃, CF₃CH₂F, and CF₃CHF₂. Due to its commercial use, in the last years, the atmospheric concentration of HFC-32 has increased significantly. However, this molecule presents strong absorptions within the 8–12 μm atmospheric window, and hence it is a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming. Although over the years several experimental and theoretical investigations dealt with the spectroscopic properties of CH₂F₂, up to now pressure broadening coefficients have never been determined. In the present work, the line-by-line parameters of CH₂F₂ are retrieved for either ground state or ν₇ band transitions by means of microwave (MW) and infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy, respectively. In particular, laboratory experiments are carried out on 9 pure rotational transitions of the ground state and 26 ro-vibrational transitions belonging to the ν₇ band lying around 8.2 μm within the atmospheric region. Measurements are carried out at room temperature on self-perturbed CH₂F₂ as well as on CH₂F₂ perturbed by N₂ and O₂. The line shape analysis leads to the first determination of self-, N₂-, O₂-, and air-broadening coefficients, and also of line intensities (IR). Upon comparison, broadening coefficients of ground state transitions are larger than those of the ν₇ band, and no clear dependence on the rotational quantum numbers can be reported. The obtained results represent basic information for the atmospheric modelling of this compound as well as for remote sensing applications.     

Pressure broadening and collisional shift of the Rb D2 absorption line by CH4, C2H6, C3H8, n-C4H10, and He

The pressure broadening and shift rates of the rubidium D2 absorption line 5²S_1/2→5²P_3/2 (780.24 nm) with CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, n-C₄H₁₀, and He were measured for pressures ≤80 Torr using high-resolution laser spectroscopy. The broadening rates γ_B for CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, n-C₄H₁₀, and He are 28.0, 28.1, 30.5, 31.3, and 20.3 (MHz/Torr), respectively. The corresponding shift rates γ_S are −8.4, −8.8, −9.7, −10.0, and 0.39 (MHz/Torr), respectively. The measured rates of Rb for the hydrocarbon buffer gas series of this study are also compared to the theoretically calculated rates of a purely attractive van der Waals difference potential. Good agreement is found to exist between measured and theoretical rates.     

Absorption profiles of HCl for the J = 1-0 rotational transition: Foreign-gas effects measured for N2, O2, and Ar

Line profiles of the J = 1-0 transition of the hydrogen chloride, H³⁵Cl and H³⁷Cl isotopomers, were measured with a BWO-based submillimeter-wave spectrometer at AIST in real form: three hyperfine transitions for each isotopomer, i.e., total six lines at 625 and 626 GHz. The effect of foreign gases on the broadening and shift was determined for N₂, O₂, and Ar. The modified Voigt function was applied as the line shape function for preliminary analysis, where the collisional-narrowing effect was clearly observed. In the final analysis, we applied the Galatry function and determined the integral intensity, line center position, Lorentzian width, and contraction parameter for each absorption line. The magnitudes of the foreign-gas pressure-broadening coefficients decrease in order of N₂, O₂, and Ar. The line-shift coefficients were clearly observed, the magnitudes of which decrease in order of Ar, O₂, and N₂. The pressure dependence of contraction parameter was determined, although with poor precision.     

Experimental line broadening and line shift coefficients of the acetylene ν1 + ν3 band pressurized by hydrogen and deuterium and comparison with calculations

Theoretical and experimental values have been determined for the pressure broadening of the ν₁ + ν₃ band of acetylene by hydrogen and deuterium at 195 K, and experimental values of the pressure shifts have been determined. Theoretical values have been calculated on the basis of a recent potential energy surface using the close coupling scheme. We discuss the detailed contribution of the various rotational angular momenta of the perturbing gas and the ortho and para contribution to the total pressure broadening cross-sections. We give routes to circumvent the computational cost of such calculations. Experimental values have been measured using a tunable diode laser spectrometer assuming a Voigt line shape. These pressure broadening parameters are compared with measurements performed recently at room temperature and with present measurements performed at 195 K in the ν₁ + ν₃ band of acetylene. A satisfactory agreement is obtained with the present results and available ones at 295 K.     

Pressure broadening by argon in the hyperfine resolved P(10) and P(70) (17,1) transitions of I2 XΣ(0g)→BΠ(0u) using sub-Doppler laser saturation spectroscopy

The dependence of pressure broadening upon hyperfine component in the P(10) and P(70) lines of the (17,1) band of the I₂ X¹Σ(0_g⁺)→B³Π(0_u⁺) has been studied using laser saturation spectroscopy. By limiting absorption to the zero velocity group, Doppler broadening is removed, lineshapes with widths (FWHM) <9 MHz are detectable, and collision-induced broadening is measured at pressures of 0.2-1.2 Torr. The rates for broadening by argon are 8.3±0.3 and 10.7±0.4 MHz/Torr for the P(70) and P(10) lines, respectively. No significant variation in broadening rates is observed for the 15 hyperfine components of these even rotational lines. The effects of velocity cross-relaxation introduce a broad baseline into the spectra, which is strongly dependent on rotational state, pressure, and laser modulation frequency. The observed broadening rates correlate well with prior measurements and the polarizability of the collision partner.     

Multispectrum measurements of spectral line parameters including temperature dependences of N2- and self-broadened half-width coefficients in the region of the ν9 band of 12C2H6

Ethane is a prominent contributor to the spectrum of Titan, particularly in the ν₉ region centered near 822 cm^?1. To improve the spectroscopic line parameters at 12 μm, 41 high-resolution (0.0016–0.005 cm^?1) absorption spectra of C₂H₆ were obtained at sample temperatures between 211 and 298 K with the Bruker IFS 120HR at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington. Two additional spectra were later recorded at ～150 K using a new temperature-stabilized cryogenic cell designed for the sample compartment of the Bruker IFS 125HR at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. A multispectrum nonlinear least-squares fitting program was applied simultaneously to all 43 spectra to measure the line positions, intensities, N₂- and self-broadened half-width coefficients and their temperature dependences. Reliable pressure-induced shift coefficients could not be obtained, however, because of the high congestion of spectral lines (due to torsional-split components, hot-band transitions as well as blends). Existing theoretical modeling of this very complicated ν₉ region permitted effective control of the multispectrum fitting technique; some constraints were applied using predicted intensity ratios, doublet separations, half-width coefficients and their temperature dependence exponents in order to determine reliable parameters for each of the two torsional-split components. For ¹²C₂H₆, the resulting retrievals included 17 ^pQ and ^rQ sub-bands of ν₉ (as well as some ^pP, ^rR sub-bands). Positions and intensities were measured for 3771 transitions, and a puzzling difference between previously measured ν₉ intensities was clarified. In addition, line positions and intensities were obtained for two ¹²C₂H₆ hot bands (ν₉+ν₄?ν₄, ν₉+2ν₄?2ν₄) and the ν₉ band of ¹³C¹²CH₆, as well as several hundred presently unidentified transitions. N₂- and self-broadened half-width coefficients were determined for over 1700 transitions, along with 1350 corresponding temperature dependence exponents. Similar to N₂- and self-broadened half-width coefficients, their temperature dependence exponents were also found to follow distinctively different patterns. However, while the self- and N₂-broaded widths differed by 40%, the temperature dependence exponents of the two broadening gases were similar. The variations of the observed half-width coefficients and their temperature dependences with respect to J, K quantum numbers were modeled with a set of linear equations for each K. The present broadening coefficients compared well with some of the prior measurements.     

Analysis of FTIR spectra of CH2 79Br35Cl; the ν3 and ν9 fundamentals

The infrared spectrum of isotopically pure CH₂ ⁷⁹BrCl has been recorded at a resolution of 0.0025?cm^?1 and 0.0023?cm^?1 (FWHM) in the range 600–1600?cm^?1 with a Bruker IFS 120 HR Fourier transform spectrometer in Wuppertal. Here we report the full rotational analysis of the ν₃ and ν₉ fundamentals of the most abundant species CH₂ ⁷⁹Br³⁵Cl . Improved ground state constants, up to quartic terms, have been obtained from ground state combination differences (GSCD) involving transitions of the fundamentals ν₃, ν₄, ν₅ and ν₉. Both ν₃ and ν₉ transitions were fitted to a Watson-type Hamiltonian in the S-reduction, yielding accurate molecular constants for the ν₃ and ν₉ excited states. Small local perturbations were observed in both bands. Prominent features in the spectra were assigned to the ν₃ and ν₉ fundamentals of the CH₂ ⁷⁹Br³⁷Cl isotopic species and the hot-bands ν₃+ν₆???ν₆ and ν₉+ν₆???ν₆ of CH₂ ⁷⁹Br³⁵Cl.     

Line broadening,shifting and mixing parameters for the ν1 + ν3 band of OCS perturbed by N2 and O2

In this paper, we report measured Rosenkranz N₂- and O₂-broadening, induced pressure-shift and mixing coefficients for OCS in the ν₁ + ν₃ band, using a multi-pressure fitting technique applied to the measured shapes of the lines, including the interference effects caused by the line overlaps. These measurements were made by analysing six laboratory absorption spectra recorded at 0.004 cm^?1 resolution using the Fourier transform spectrometer Bruker IFS125HR located at the Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, in Créteil. The spectra have been recorded in the 1850–3000 cm^?1 wave number range at 295 K, using a multipass absorption cell with an optical path of 3.249 m. The total sample pressures ranged from 5.97 to 83.28 Torr with OCS volume mixing ratios between 0.001 and 0.013 in nitrogen or oxygen. We have been able to determine the N₂- and O₂-pressure-broadening coefficients of 81 ν₁ + ν₃ transitions with rotational quantum number J up to 50. The measured N₂- and O₂-broadening coefficients range from 0.0815 ± 0.0698 to 0.1169 ± 0.1027 cm^?1 atm^?1 at 295 K, respectively. Most of the measured pressure shifts are positive. The reported N₂- and O₂-induced pressure-shift coefficients vary from about ?0.0103 ± 0.0092 to 0.0097 ± 0.0092 cm^?1 atm^?1, respectively. We have examined the dependence of the measured broadening parameters on the quantum number m (m = ?J for the P branch and m = J + 1 for the R branch) and also developed an empirical expression to describe the broadening coefficients in terms of |m|. On average, this empirical expression reproduces the measured broadening coefficients to within 2%. Using a semi-classical Robert and Bonamy formalism, the theoretical broadening coefficients have been calculated at room temperature and compared with the experimental results. The theoretical results of the broadening coefficients are in very good overall agreement with the experimental data (2%).     

Measurements and calculations of H2-broadening and shift parameters of water vapour transitions of the ν1 + ν2 + ν3 band

The water vapour line broadening and shifting for 97 lines in the ν₁ + ν₂ + ν₃ band induced by hydrogen pressure are measured with Bruker IFS 125 HR FTIR spectrometer. The measurements were performed at room temperature, at the spectral resolution of 0.01 cm^?1 and in a wide pressure range of H₂. The calculations of the broadening γ and shift δ coefficients were performed in the semi-classical method framework with use of an effective vibrationally depended interaction potential. Two potential parameters were optimised to improve the quality of calculations. Good agreements with measured broadening coefficients were achieved. The comparison of calculated broadening coefficients γ with the previous measurements is discussed. The analytical expressions that reproduce these coefficients for rotational, ν₂, ν₁, and ν₃ vibrational bands are presented.     

The broadening and shifting of the J = 0 → 1 line of CH3Cl by the foreign gases CH3Br,OCS and CO2

The results of a series of measurements on the broadening and shifting of the J = 0 → 1 absorption line of CH₃Cl by foreign gases are reported.     

Temperature dependence of rotational relaxation of methane in the 2ν3 vibrational state by self- and nitrogen-collisions and comparison with line broadening measurements

Depopulation rates of rotational levels in the v₃ = 2 vibrational state of ¹²CH₄ are investigated by a pump-probe technique. Methane molecules are excited into selected rotational levels by tuning the pump laser to 2ν₃ lines. The time evolution in population of the excited level after the pumping pulse is monitored by tuning the probe laser to a (3ν₃ ← 2ν₃) line corresponding to a transition with the excited rotational level as the lower level. Measurements were performed from room temperature down to 100 K in pure CH₄ and in CH₄-N₂ mixtures. The rotational relaxation rate coefficients are given for the J = 1, A₂, J = 1, E, J = 1, F₂ and J = 0, F₂ levels. The results are compared with the available data on line broadening coefficients. The temperature dependence of the data on N₂-broadening is particularly well reproduced by the power law deduced from the results on rotational relaxation.     

Selective desorption from the binary coadsorbate C2H6CH3FNaCl by resonant vibrational excitation with laser infrared radiation

After measuring the linear infrared absorption spectrum of the coadsorbate, selective desorption of CH₃F from the binary coadsorbate C₂H₆CH₃FNaCl under ultrahigh vacuum conditions at 12o K stimulated by resonant CO₂ laser pulses of small fluence ～ 0.1 J·cm^t?2 has been carried out. No desorption of ethane, which is slightly more volatile, but has no significant infrared absorption at the laser frequency, was observed. The primary activation step is the resonant multiphoton excitation of the most intense internal CH₃FNaCl adsorbate vibration, the CF stretching mode ν₃. The substance separation seems to indicate high localisation of the activation in this desorption and could be of interest for applications.     

Inner-shell excitation and EXAFS-type phenomena in the chloromethanes

Small angle inelastic scattering of 2.5 keV electrons was used to study the inner-shell excitation of CH₄, CH₃Cl, CH₂Cl₂, CHCl₃, CCl₄ and C₂H₅Cl in the regions of carbon 1s, chlorine 2p and chlorine 2s excitation. Structure observed below the carbon 1s ionization threshold in each molecule is assigned to promotions of a carbon 1s electron to unoccupied valence and Rydberg orbitals. Trends in the distribution of spectral intensities through the series of chloromethane carbon 1s spectra are discussed in terms of the growth of a potential barrier. Broad features are observed in the chlorine 2p continua of CH₂Cl₂, CHCl₃ and CCl₄ and the carbon 1s continuum of CCl₄ which are assigned as the energy loss equivalent of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS).