The vibrational transition moment for the ν2 bands of 14ND3 and 15ND3

Intensities were measured at high pressure (200 Torr) for blended K-multiplets in the P and R branches of the s0 → aν₂ and a0 → sν₂ bands of ¹⁴ND₃. Intensities of 55 individual lines at 10 Torr of ¹⁵ND₃ were also measured by deconvolution of the true line shape from the observed vibration-rotation spectrum and the instrumental line shape. From these results we estimate a transition moment of 0.179 ± 0.010 D for both ¹⁴ND₃ and ¹⁵ND₃. These lead to a derivative of the dipole moment, $\text{|}\text{?μ}\text{?Q}{}_2\text{| = 93}\text{cm}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$.