Collision-induced absorption in a gaseous mixture of nitrogen and argon

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
A. Anderson ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
C. G. Joslin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser System ◽  
Gaseous Mixture ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Induced Absorption ◽  
Theoretical Line ◽  
Microwave Techniques ◽  
Rotation Spectrum ◽  
System Operating ◽  
Good Agreement

The collision-induced absorption spectrum of a nitrogen–argon gas mixture is treated theoretically and the theory is applied to results obtained by us in the spectral region below 360 cm−1 at four temperatures, namely, 126, 149, 179, and 212 K. The measurements have involved the use of Fourier transform infrared and microwave techniques as well as a far-infrared laser system operating at 84.2 and 15.1 cm−1. The theoretical line shape is obtained from a convolution of a free rotation spectrum and a translational component. The spectra calculated from either information theory alone or combined with Mori theory both show good agreement with experimental results, especially above 30 cm−1. An important feature of the theoretical development is that no adjustable parameters need to be introduced.

Collision-induced absorption in gaseous mixtures of nitrogen and methane

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1467-1474 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
A. Anderson ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
C. G. Joslin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Far Infrared ◽  
Frequency Region ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Gaseous Mixtures ◽  
Induced Absorption ◽  
Rotational Spectra ◽  
Theoretical Line ◽  
Microwave Techniques ◽  
Lower Frequency Region ◽  
Good Agreement

The collision-induced absorption spectra of nitrogen–methane gas mixtures have been measured in the spectral region below 400 cm−1 at four temperatures, namely, 212, 179, 149, and 126 K. The measurements have involved the use of Fourier-transform infrared and microwave techniques as well as a far-infrared laser operating at 84.2 and at 15.1 cm−1. These are compared with a theoretical line shape obtained from a convolution of free rotational spectra and a translational component as determined from information theory. The calculated spectra show good agreement with the experimental results only in the lower frequency region. An important feature of the theoretical development is that no adjustable parameters need be introduced.

Collision-induced absorption in nitrogen at low temperatures

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 625-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
A. Anderson ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
L. A. A. Read
Keyword(s):  
Quadrupole Moment ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Microwave Cavity ◽  
Jones Potential ◽  
Induced Absorption ◽  
Line Shapes ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Theoretical Line

The collision-induced absorption (CIA) spectrum for nitrogen has been measured in the spectral region below 360 cm−1 at 126, 149, 179, and 212 K. The measurements have been obtained using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques, a far infrared (FIR) laser system operating at 84.2 and 15.1 cm−1, and microwave cavity techniques. The experimental line shapes have been compared with the theoretical predictions of Joslin, based on Mori theory, and of Joslin and Gray, based on information theory alone. The data have been used to determine the quadrupole moment employing various intermolecular potentials. One Lennard–Jones potential has resulted in a quadrupole moment of 1.51 B, the value that was used in generating the theoretical line shapes. These results, when combined with our forthcoming measurements on nitrogen mixed with methane and argon, may be helpful in determining the role of CIA in calculating the opacity of some planetary atmospheres.

The quadrupole moment of cyanogen: a comparative study of collision-induced absorption in gaseous C2N2, CO2, and mixtures with argon

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1475-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
A. Anderson ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
C. G. Joslin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quadrupole Moment ◽  
Spectral Region ◽  
Gaseous Mixture ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Spectral Moments ◽  
A Value ◽  
Large Anisotropy ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Microwave Techniques ◽  
Good Agreement

The collision-induced spectra of C2N2 gas and a gaseous mixture of C2N2 and Ar at 298 K have been obtained in the spectral region below 120 cm−1 using far-infrared laser and microwave techniques as well as a Fourier-transform spectrometer. In addition, the collision-induced spectra of a gaseous mixture of CO2 and Ar are reported at temperatures of 233 and 298 K in the spectral region below 230 cm−1. The theoretical values for the spectral moments α1 and γ1 for CO2 are much smaller than the experimental values, as expected for a molecule with a relatively large quadrupole moment. However, for CO2–Ar mixtures, the agreement between the theoretically and experimentally determined spectral moments is relatively good, resulting in a value of 4.6 B for the quadrupole moment of CO2 instead of the generally accepted value of 4.3 B. The quadrupole moment of C2N2 is estimated to be 6.2 ± 0.4 B from our data and the theory for the spectral moments, if a correction is made for an overestimate of the quadrupole moment similar to that obtained for the CO2–Ar mixture. This value is considerably smaller than a previously reported calculated result of 9.0 B. Line-shape expressions based on information theory (IT6) do not yield good agreement with experiment, a result that is attributed to the large anisotropy of the molecules.

First experimental observation of far-infrared translational absorption in He–Ne mixtures

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 822-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ph. Marteau ◽  
J. Obriot ◽  
F. Fondere
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Observation ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Absorption Profile ◽  
Spectral Moments ◽  
Induced Absorption ◽  
First Time ◽  
Good Agreement

Collision-induced absorption in He–Ne mixtures has been observed for the first time, in a path of 1.25 m at a total pressure of 1500 bar and a temperature of 77 K. The measured zeroth and second spectral moments are in good agreement with the calculated ones. Some details of the absorption profile are also discussed.

Collision-induced absorption in ethane in the microwave and far-infrared regions

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
L. A. A. Read
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Fourier Transform Spectrometer ◽  
Density Range ◽  
Fir Laser ◽  
Quadrupolar Interaction ◽  
Induced Absorption ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Microwave Techniques

The collision-induced absorption spectrum of gaseous ethane has been measured at 295 K over a density range from 12 to 45 amagat in the 50–360 cm−1 region and at densities up to 59 amagat at 4.6, 17.4, and 29.6 cm−1. The measurements were made using a Fourier transform spectrometer, an HCN laser, a FIR laser, and microwave techniques. A collision-induced torsional absorption is observed which is centred at 280 cm−1 and is superimposed on the collision-induced rotation–translation absorption. Theoretically, the latter absorption can be ascribed to quadrupolar interaction. This theory has been used to extract estimates for the quadrupole moment of ethane. The results provide an upper limit for the value of Q = −1.28 × 10−26 esu. Lower estimates are also given which reflect a larger contribution to the absorption from the torsional band by using the known absorption profiles for N2 and C2H4. These estimates are compared with other theoretical and experimental values.

On the nitrogen-induced far-infrared absorption spectra

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dore ◽  
A. Filabozzi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Shape Analysis ◽  
Infrared Absorption ◽  
Simple Procedure ◽  
Gaseous Mixture ◽  
Far Infrared ◽  
Line Shape Analysis ◽  
Infrared Absorption Spectra ◽  
Good Agreement

The rototranslational absorption spectrum of gaseous N2 is analyzed, considering quadrupolar and hexadecapolar induction mechanisms. The available experimental data are accounted for by using a line-shape analysis in which empirical profiles describe the single-line translational profiles. We thus derive the simple procedure that allows one to predict the N2 spectrum at any temperature. On the basis of the results obtained for the pure gas, we also propose a procedure to compute the far-infrared spectrum of the N2–Ar gaseous mixture. The good agreement between computed and experimental N2–Ar data indicates that it is possible to predict the far-infrared absorption induced by N2 on the isotropic polarizability of any interacting partner.

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