Line Intensities for the 8-µm Bands of SO2

Using both high-resolution (R = 0.003 cm-1) and medium-resolution (R = 0.12 cm-1) Fourier transform spectroscopy, it has been possible to measure accurately a large set of individual line intensities for the nu1 and nu3 bands of SO2 in the 950-1400 cm-1 spectral region. These intensities were introduced into a least-squares fit calculation allowing one to obtain the expansion of the transition moment operator of the nu1 and nu3 bands. For these intensity calculations, the theoretical model takes into account the vibration-rotation interactions linking the upper levels involved in the nu1, 2nu2, and nu3 interacting SO2 bands. Finally, a synthetic spectrum of the 8-µm SO2 bands has been generated using the dipole moment expansion determined in this work and the molecular parameters and the Hamiltonian matrix given in a previous analysis. Copyright 1998 Academic Press.