Kinetics of vibrational energy transfer in carbon dioxide and its mixtures with other gases

The paper reviews various types of vibrational energy transfer in carbon dioxide and mixtures which contain it, with emphasis on experimental results. Techniques for measuring vibrational energy transfer are discussed: ultrasonic, laser-fluorescence and gasdynamic methods. The following types of vibrational energy transfer are considered: (1) transfer between symmetric vibrations; (2) vibrational-translational transfer; (3) transfer between asymmetric and symmetric vibrations, and (4) transfer between CO2 and other molecules.