Other
Scientific paper
Sep 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...379l..41p&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 379, Sept. 20, 1991, p. L41-L43.
Other
24
Interstellar Matter, Late Stars, Microwave Spectra, Millimeter Waves, Molecular Excitation, Water, Electron Transitions, Molecular Rotation, Vibrational Spectra
Scientific paper
To facilitate studies of water in the interstellar medium and late-type stars, the frequencies of 30 new millimeter- and submillimeter-wave transitions of H2O-16 have been measured, which lie between 100 GHz and 600 GHz. This represents almost a doubling of the number of water lines that have been observed in the laboratory in this spectral region at high resolution. All of the newly observed lines are highly excited, lying between 2400 and 4200/cm above the ground level. Some of these have large excitation energies because of their high rotational states and others because they lie in excited vibrational states. These lines are potentially of substantial astrophysical significance because they are related to the study of interstellar masers and because their high excitation eliminates the atmospheric self-absorption associated with the more well-known water lines.
Anderson Todd
de Lucia Frank C.
Helminger Paul
Herbst Eric
Pearson James C.
No associations
LandOfFree
Millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectrum of highly excited states of water does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectrum of highly excited states of water, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Millimeter- and submillimeter-wave spectrum of highly excited states of water will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1335017