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On the Origin of the Band Structure Observed in the Collision-Induced Absorption Bands of CO2

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Author(s)

Y I. Baranov, Walter J. Lafferty, Gerald T. Fraser, A A. Vigasin

Abstract

A more complete analysis of the dimer structure observed on top of the collision-induced absorption bands of carbon dioxide is presented. The analysis treats the carbon dioxide dimer as an asymmetric rotor with a and b type infrared transitions and rotational constants similar to that observed in a molecular beam spectrum of the dimer, in contrast to a previous modeling which considered the dimer as a prolate symmetric rotor with a pure a-type infrared band. The analysis does not require invoking a large change in the C C bond length previously determined in the molecular beam study.
Citation
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
Volume
218
Issue
No. 2

Keywords

carbon dioxide dimmer, collision-induced absorption, dimer profile

Citation

Baranov, Y. , Lafferty, W. , Fraser, G. and Vigasin, A. (2003), On the Origin of the Band Structure Observed in the Collision-Induced Absorption Bands of CO<sub>2</sub>, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created March 31, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021
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