High-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy of the Meinel system of OH

Autor: Sumner P. Davis, Rolf Engleman, Mark C. Abrams, M. L. P. Rao, James W. Brault
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 93:351
ISSN: 1538-4365
0067-0049
DOI: 10.1086/192058
Popis: The infrared spectrum of the hydroxyl radical OH, between 1850 and 9000/cm has been measured with a Fourier transform spectrometer. The source, a hydrogen-ozone diffusion flame, was designed to study the excitation of rotation-vibration levels of the OH Meinel bands under conditions similar to those in the upper atmosphere which produce the nighttime OH airglow emission. Twenty-three bands were observed: nine bands in the Delta upsilon = 1 sequence, nine bands in the Delta upsilon = 2 sequence, and five bands in the Delta upsilon = 3 sequence. A global nonlinear least-squares fit of 1696 lines yielded molecular parameters with a standard deviation of 0.003/cm. Term values are computed, and transition frequencies in the Delta upsilon = 3, 4, 5, 6 sequences in the near-infrared are predicted.
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