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Measurement of collision-induced shift and broadening of the ultraviolet transitions of OH

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.448234· OSTI ID:5837622
Using a cw tunable laser, absorption measurements were made to determine for the first time the shift and broadening of the ultraviolet transitions of OH induced by collisions with molecular nitrogen and oxygen. Similar measurements were also made for collisions with air and inert gases He, Ne, Ar, and Kr. Both the shift and broadening due to these collisions were found to depend linearly upon pressures in the range from 50 Torr up to 1 atm. The homogeneous linewidth for the P/sub 1/(2) transition of OH in ambient air is determined to be (0.20 +- 0.005) cm/sup -1/. Results with Ar and Kr show contributions not accounted for by the polarizability of the colliding species.
Research Organization:
Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
OSTI ID:
5837622
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 82:7; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English