Title :
Differentiation of three isotopic variants of nitrous oxide based on spectra of rotational transitions
Author :
Sun, Hongqian ; Ding, Yujie J. ; Zotova, Ioulia B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We have identified 68 rotational transitions from three isotopic variants of nitrous oxide, among which 29 were never observed previously. By deducing and comparing the rotational constants, we have reliably differentiated among three isotopic variants.
Keywords :
nitrogen compounds; rotational states; submillimetre wave spectra; THz source; isotopic variants; nitrous oxide; rotational constants; rotational transitions spectra; Databases; Frequency; Gases; Global warming; Infrared spectra; Nonlinear optics; Rotation measurement; Spectroscopy; Sun; Terrestrial atmosphere; (300.6270) Spectroscopy, far infrared; (300.6390) Spectroscopy, molecular;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
