Laboratory Studies of Oxygen Continuun Absorption

Published

July 1, 2003

Author(s)

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

Abstract

Laboratory studies of the mid and near infrared collision-induced absorption bands of O₂ are reviewed, with an emphasis on the 6.4 m and 1.27 m bands and on Ar, O₂, N₂, and CO₂ collision partners. These absorption bands are important in the radiative balance of the atmosphere and contribute to the background absorption in remote-sensing radiometers. Also discussed is the ripple structure observed on the 6.4 m band, which is absent from the 1.27 m band. This structure has been attributed to dimers or to line mixing involving the weakly allowed electric-quadrupole absorptions. Finally, the strong enhancement of the collision-induced absorption by CO₂ collisions is shown.

Proceedings Title

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Weakly Interacting Molecular Pairs: Unconventional Absorbers of Radiation in the Atmosphere |||Kluwer Academic Publishers

Volume

27

Conference Dates

April 29-May 2, 2002

Conference Location

Abbaye De Fontevraud, 1, FR

Conference Title

NATO Science Series

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

air, atmospheric absorption, collision-induced absorption, continuum absorption, FTIR, infrared intensity, infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen, oxygen

Citation

Baranov, Y. , Fraser, G. , Lafferty, W. , Mate, B. and Vigasin, A. (2003), Laboratory Studies of Oxygen Continuun Absorption, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Weakly Interacting Molecular Pairs: Unconventional Absorbers of Radiation in the Atmosphere |||Kluwer Academic Publishers, Abbaye De Fontevraud, 1, FR (Accessed October 9, 2025)