Title
N-2 And O-2 Induced Halfwidths And Line Shifts Of Water Vapor Transitions In The (301)<-(000) And (221)<-(000) Bands
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1998
Publication Title
Journal Of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer
Department
Chemistry
Abstract
Using a complex version of Robert-Bonamy theory (CRBF), the role of the intermolecular potential in the pressure broadening of water perturbed by nitrogen and oxygen is studied. Investigation focuses on questions surrounding the convergence of calculated line widths, i.e., (i) why certain spectral lines are more sensitive than others to short-range interactions, and (ii) whether converged calculations containing short-range interactions represent an improvement over other treatments. Comparison with a large number of experimentally determined halfwidths and line shifts in the (301)<--(000) and (221)<--(000) bands is provided. It is found that the atom-atom component of the intermolecular potential plays an important role in determining the halfwidth and line shift. To obtain good agreement with measurement, the atom-atom potential needs to be expanded to at least eighth order for all water vapor transitions broadened by oxygen and many broadened by nitrogen.
Volume
59
Issue
6
pp.
595-613
ISSN
0022-4073
Citation
Lynch, R., Rr Gamache, and Steven P. Neshyba. 1998. "N-2 and O-2 induced halfwidths and line shifts of water vapor transitions in the (301)<-(000) and (221)<-(000) bands." Journal Of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer 59(6): 595-613.