Infrared absorption cross sections for ethane (C2H6) in the 3 mu m region

Jeremy J. Harrison, Nicholas D. C. Allen, Peter F. Bernath

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Abstract

Infrared absorption cross sections for ethane have been measured in the 3 mu m spectral region from spectra recorded using a high-resolution FTIR spectrometer (Bruker IFS 125/HR). Results are presented for pure ethane gas from spectra recorded at 0.004 cm(-1) resolution and for mixtures with dry synthetic air from spectra obtained at 0.015 cm(-1) resolution (calculated as 0.9/MOPD using the Bruker definition of resolution), at a number of temperatures and pressures appropriate for atmospheric conditions. Intensities were calibrated using three ethane spectra (recorded at 278, 293, and 323 K) taken from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) IR database. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)357-363
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Volume111
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

Keywords

  • C2H6
  • Ethane
  • High-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy
  • Infrared absorption cross sections
  • Remote sensing
  • Atmospheric chemistry
  • VIBRATIONAL INTENSITIES
  • NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS
  • TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE
  • INTEGRATION THEOREMS
  • LIGHT-HYDROCARBONS
  • ATMOSPHERIC ETHANE
  • TROPOSPHERIC CO
  • GASES
  • DISTRIBUTIONS
  • JUNGFRAUJOCH

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