On the Use of a Fabry-Perot Etalon for the Determination of Rotational Constants of Simple Molecules-The Pure Rotational Raman Spectra of Oxygen and Nitrogen Export

@article{citeulike:6081406, abstract = {The use of a Fabry-Perot etalon for the study of the pure rotational Raman spectra of oxygen and nitrogen is described. By using an etalon having a plate separation of 12 mm, a resolution of 0.1 cm-1 is readily achieved. The use of a Fabry-Perot etalon allows the wavelength of the individual rotational lines to be measured with high accuracy and leads to precise values for the rotational constants of oxygen and nitrogen. The rotational constants obtained are for N2 B0 = 1.989506 ± 0.000027 cm-1, D0 = (5.48 ± 0.055) × 10-6 cm-1; for O2 B0 = 1.437682 ± 0.000009 cm-1, D0 = (4.852± 0.012) × 10-6 cm-1. The values determined for oxygen are in excellent agreement with recent microwave measurements of these constants.}, author = {Butcher, R. J. and Willetts, D. V. and Jones, W. J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6081406}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/77938}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/77938}, doi = {10.2307/77938}, issn = {00804630}, journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences}, keywords = {n2, o2, raman, rotational}, number = {1557}, pages = {231--245}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 18:45:07}, priority = {2}, publisher = {The Royal Society}, title = {On the Use of a Fabry-Perot Etalon for the Determination of Rotational Constants of Simple Molecules-The Pure Rotational Raman Spectra of Oxygen and Nitrogen}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/77938}, volume = {324}, year = {1971} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6081406 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081406 N2 - The use of a Fabry-Perot etalon for the study of the pure rotational Raman spectra of oxygen and nitrogen is described. By using an etalon having a plate separation of 12 mm, a resolution of 0.1 cm-1 is readily achieved. The use of a Fabry-Perot etalon allows the wavelength of the individual rotational lines to be measured with high accuracy and leads to precise values for the rotational constants of oxygen and nitrogen. The rotational constants obtained are for N2 B0 = 1.989506 ± 0.000027 cm-1, D0 = (5.48 ± 0.055) × 10-6 cm-1; for O2 B0 = 1.437682 ± 0.000009 cm-1, D0 = (4.852± 0.012) × 10-6 cm-1. The values determined for oxygen are in excellent agreement with recent microwave measurements of these constants. IS - 1557 JF - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences SN - 00804630 EP - 245 TI - On the Use of a Fabry-Perot Etalon for the Determination of Rotational Constants of Simple Molecules-The Pure Rotational Raman Spectra of Oxygen and Nitrogen PB - The Royal Society VL - 324 SP - 231 KW - n2 KW - o2 KW - raman KW - rotational AU - Butcher, RJ AU - Willetts, DV AU - Jones, WJ PY - 1971/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/77938 ER -