EXTRATERRESTRIAL SPECTROSCOPY - FOREIGN-GAS BROADENING OF PROPANE AS IT APPLIES TO THE ATMOSPHERE OF TITAN

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作者
HILLMAN, JJ [1 ]
REUTER, DC [1 ]
JENNINGS, DE [1 ]
BJORAKER, GL [1 ]
BLASS, WE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TENNESSEE,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,KNOXVILLE,TN 37996
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY | 1992年 / 48卷 / 09期
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10.1016/0584-8539(92)80262-U
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O433 [光谱学];
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0703 ; 070302 ;
摘要
Propane spectra in the upsilon21 band near 748 cm-1 were observed with an instrumental resolution of 0.0025 cm-1. These data were obtained at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ using the FTS spectrometer at the National Solar Observatory McMath telescope facility. The spectra included foreign-gas broadening due to He, H-2 and N2. All of these measurements were carried out at a temperature of 175 K. The following broadening coefficients (in cm-1 atm-1) are obtained at 175 K:0.128(19) for C3H8-He, 0.146(15) for C3H8-N2, and 0.241(19) for C3Hg-H2. These results are consistent with previous room-temperature measurements when a T-1/2 scaling law is invoked.
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