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Published January 1962 | public
Journal Article

Absolute infrared intensity measurements on nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide

Gutman, A.

Abstract

The integrated intensities as a function of temperature have been measured for one NO_2 and for four N_2O_4 combination bands in the spectral region from 1 to 5µ. The temperature was varied from 50 to 100°C for the gas-phase studies and from 25 to 100°C for the liquid-phase experiments. In the spectral region from 5 to 15µ, integrated intensities at 25°C were measured for one NO_2 and for three N_2O_4 fundamental bands. Saturated vapors were used in all experiments; the optical depth was varied by using a series of spacers in a specially designed infrared absorption cell capable of handling both liquid and gas. Measured intensities for N_2O_4 combination bands in the liquid and gas phases were compared and found to differ by less than 16 per cent for three out of four combination bands studied; for the fourth band, the observed difference was about 50 per cent. Results for all of the combination bands investigated indicate that the integrated intensities vary approximately as l/T in the temperature range under consideration.

Additional Information

© 1961 Pergamon Press Ltd. Received 20 June 1961. Available online 31 July 2002. Supported by the U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research, under Contract Nonr-220(03), NR 015401. For a more detailed description of the experimental studies, see the Ph.D. Thesis of A. Guttman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1962. The author is indebted to Dr. S. S. Penner for suggesting this investigation and for his helpful discussions and suggestions during the course of the work. Grateful appreciation is also extended to Dr. T. A. Jacobs for his assistance with the experimental work.

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