Inversion of spectral lineshapes to yield collisional rate constants
Abstract
State-to-state collisional energy transfer rates are being obtained by the inversion of pressure broadened linewidth data. Measurements of linewidths in overtone vibration-rotation transitions have yielded information rotationally elastic and inelastic collision rates for vibrationally excited HCl. Work is continuing in acquiring similar information for vibrationally excited HF and DF using tunable laser photoacoustic spectroscopy.
- Publication:
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Princeton Univ. Report
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980prnc.rept.....G
- Keywords:
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- Atomic Excitations;
- Collision Rates;
- Particle Collisions;
- Spectral Line Width;
- Spectroscopy;
- Energy Transfer;
- Inelastic Collisions;
- Line Spectra;
- Molecular Excitation;
- Lasers and Masers