Inversion of Spectral Lineshapes to Yield Collisional Rate Constants.

Abstract

State-to-state collisional energy transfer rates are being obtained by the inversion of pressure broadened linewidth data. Measurements of linewidths in overtone vibration-rotation transitions have yielded information rotationally elastic and inelastic collision rates for vibrationally excited HCl. Work is continuing in acquiring similar information for vibrationally excited HF and DF using tunable laser photoacoustic spectroscopy. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086347

Entities

People

  • H. Rabitz
  • J. Gelfand
  • Richard B. Miles

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Chemistry
  • Collisions
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Detection
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers