Wavelength of peak flux densities and transmittance window edges are indicated, as well as
O2 absorption lines.
Not exact matches
O2 and N2 do have very weak
absorption / emission
lines in the LWIR range.
The second effect comes from the fact that CO2 colliding with itself in a tube of pure CO2 broadens the
lines about 30 % more than does CO2 colliding with N2 or
O2 in air, which results in an additional slight overestimate of the
absorption in the laboratory experiment.
OK so please describe in detail the mechanism by which N2 and
O2 radiate this energy if it is not by the movement of electrons between different energy states (as a consequence of the vibrational modes of the molecule) which causes the characteristic
absorption and emission
lines.
«Abstract - Over 5000 absolute
absorption values for pressure - broadened
O2 lines in dry air were measured at frequencies from 49 to 67 GHz in O.l - GHz - increments.