Spectra of CH4-He mixtures were measured in the P and R branch regions of v3 vibration-rotation band at lower pressures of 0.26-1.0 bar and for the whole band at higher pressures up to 90 bar. The line broadening coefficients were found from lower pressure data for the lines of the P branch. These coefficients were calculated in the framework of the Robert and Bonamy semi-classical approach. In general, they agree with the experimental ones, but a small J-dependent deviation was observed. Line mixing effects were observed at all pressures. At higher pressures they were interpreted in terms of the adjusted branch-coupling model. At lower pressures line mixing effects were found to be especially pronounced in the region of the relatively weak lines forming the clusters from R(16) to R(19).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-204
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2001

    Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Spectroscopy

    Research areas

  • Infrared gas spectra, Line broadening, Line mixing effect, Line shifting

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