Temperature dependence of 13CH4 line shapes broadened by N2

Details Temperature dependence of 13CH4 line shapes broadened by N2 Temperature dependence of 13CH4 line shapes broadened by N2

Dec 2009

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #P51G-1202

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

[0343] Atmospheric Composition And Structure / Planetary Atmospheres, [3360] Atmospheric Processes / Remote Sensing, [6281] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Titan

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In order to support remote sensing of Titan’s atmosphere, the temperature dependences for the 13CH4 nitrogen broadening and frequency shift coefficients were measured for several transitions from 1200 to 1400 cm-1 (8.33 to 7.14 μm) using a Fourier transform spectrometer (Bruker IFS-125HR) newly configured with a temperature stabilized cryogenic absorption cell at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The cryogenic cell is mounted on the cold finger of a closed cycle helium refrigerator, and the temperatures are monitored with Si diode sensors. The wedged ZnSe cell windows are vacuum sealed with crushed indium gaskets. The cell has an optical path of 24 cm and is suspended from the top cover of the evacuated sample compartment. It has demonstrated a temperature stability of better than ±0.01 K at all temperatures between 300 K and 90 K. To test the system performance, we first recorded 10 spectra of the ν4 band of 13CH4 broadened by nitrogen at 0.0056 cm-1 instrumental resolution (Resolving power = 232000) using a HgCdTe detector. The pressures of 13CH4+N2 mixtures ranged from 140 to 796 torr with the volume mixing ratios of 13CH4 varying between 0.001 and 0.012 at 296, 255, 225 and 180 K. Line shape parameters in the spectral region from 1200 to 1400 cm-1 were retrieved using the nonlinear least squares multispectrum technique1, fitting selected wavenumber intervals of all spectra simultaneously to determine temperature dependence. Preliminary results from the temperature dependence measurements at planetary and astrophysical temperatures are reported along with detailed discussion of the instrumental setup. This new spectroscopic capability at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will enable future research in studies of planetary science and astrophysics2. 1 Benner DC, Rinsland CP, Devi VM, Smith MAH, Atkins D. A multispectrum nonlinear least squares fitting technique. JQSRT 53, 705 - 721 (1995). 2 The research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, the College of William and Mary and Connecticut College was performed under contracts and grants with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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