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Infrared Spectra Of Small Radicals For Exoplanetary Spectroscopy: Oh, Nh, Cn, And Ch: The State Of Current Knowledge, Svatopluk Civiš, Adam Pastorek, Martin Ferus, Sergei N. Yurchenko, Noor-Ines Boudjema Jan 2023

Infrared Spectra Of Small Radicals For Exoplanetary Spectroscopy: Oh, Nh, Cn, And Ch: The State Of Current Knowledge, Svatopluk Civiš, Adam Pastorek, Martin Ferus, Sergei N. Yurchenko, Noor-Ines Boudjema

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

In this study, we present a current state-of-the-art review of middle-to-near IR emission spectra of four simple astrophysically relevant molecular radicals—OH, NH, CN and CH. The spectra of these radicals were measured by means of time-resolved Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the 700–7500 cm−1 spectral range and with 0.07–0.02 cm−1 spectral resolution. The radicals were generated in a glow discharge of gaseous mixtures in a specially designed discharge cell. The spectra of short-lived radicals published here are of great importance, especially for the detailed knowledge and study of the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres in selected new planets. Today, …


Exomol Line List – Xxi. Nitric Oxide (No), Andy Wong, Sergei N. Yurchenko, Peter Bernath, Holger S.P. Müller, Stephanie Mcconkey, Jonathan Tennyson Jan 2017

Exomol Line List – Xxi. Nitric Oxide (No), Andy Wong, Sergei N. Yurchenko, Peter Bernath, Holger S.P. Müller, Stephanie Mcconkey, Jonathan Tennyson

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Line lists for the X 2Pi electronic ground state for the parent isotopologue of nitric oxide (14N16O) and five other major isotopologues (14N17O, 14N18O, 15N16O, 15N17O and 15N18O) are presented. The line lists are constructed using empirical energy levels (and line positions) and high-level ab initio intensities. The energy levels were obtained using a combination of two approaches, from an effective Hamiltonian and from solving the rovibronic Schrödinger equation variationally. The effective Hamiltonian model was obtained through a fit …


Hot Methane Line Lists For Exoplanet And Brown Dwarf Atmospheres, Robert J. Hargreaves, Christopher A. Beale, Laurent Michaux, Melis Irfan, Peter F. Bernath Sep 2012

Hot Methane Line Lists For Exoplanet And Brown Dwarf Atmospheres, Robert J. Hargreaves, Christopher A. Beale, Laurent Michaux, Melis Irfan, Peter F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

We present comprehensive experimental line lists of methane (CH4) at high temperatures obtained by recording Fourier transform infrared emission spectra. Calibrated line lists are presented for the temperatures 300-1400°C at twelve 100°C intervals spanning the 960-5000 cm-1 (2.0-10.4 μm) region of the infrared. This range encompasses the dyad, pentad, and octad regions, i.e., all fundamental vibrational modes along with a number of combination, overtone and hot bands. Using our CH4 spectra, we have estimated empirical lower state energies (Elow in cm-1) and our values have been incorporated into the line lists along …