The distortion dipole rotational spectrum of CH4: A low temperature far-infrared study

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-117

  Wishnow, E H ^a,b   Orton, G S ^c   Ozier, I ^b   Gush, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassini; Collision induced absorption; Dimers; Dipole moment; Forbidden rotational transitions; Giant Planets; Methane; Planetary atmospheres; Titan

Indexed keywords

COLLISION-INDUCED ABSORPTION; DIPOLE MOMENT; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; ROTATIONAL TRANSITIONS;

ABSORPTION; DIMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

METHANE;

ABSORPTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANE;

EID: 33749535545     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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