Line parameter measurements and calculations of CO broadened by H2O and CO2 at elevated temperatures

Measurements of collisional broadening of four fundamental CO lines in atmospheres of CO₂ and H₂O at 300–600 K were made. The Voigt line-shape model was fitted parametrically to the absorption spectra line-shapes. The results are compared with other experimental studies and with theoretical calculations for CO₂ broadening. Absorption spectra of the exhaust gases of a flat flame were recorded and analyzed to yield CO concentration, temperature, and line half-widths. The flame spectra half-widths were compared with extrapolations of lower temperature data using the simple power law approximation $\text{γ(T)=γ(T}{}_0\text{) (}\text{T}{}_0\text{T}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$. The utility of this approximation in the development of combustion diagnostic techniques is discussed.