Publication
Names
  • K. Isokoski
  • C.~A. Poteet
  • H. Linnartz
Title
Highly resolved infrared spectra of pure CO$_2$ ice (15-75 K)
Abstract
Context. The ν$_2$ bending mode of pure CO$_2$ ice around 15.2 μm exhibits a fine double-peak structure that offers a sensitive probe to study the physical and chemical properties of solid CO$_2$ in space. Current laboratory spectra do not fully resolve the CO$_2$ ice features. Aims: To improve the fitting of the observed CO$_2$ features, high-resolution solid-state infrared spectra of pure CO$_2$ ice are recorded in the laboratory for a series of astronomically relevant temperatures and at an unprecedented level of detail. Methods: The infrared spectra of pure CO$_2$ ice were recorded in the 4000 to 400 cm$^-1$ (2.5-25 μm) region at a resolution of 0.1 cm$^-1$ using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results: Accurate band positions and band widths (FWHM) of pure CO$_2$ ice are presented for temperatures of 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 K. The focus of this spectroscopic work is on the CO$_2$ (ν$_2$) bending mode, but more accurate data are also reported for the $^12$CO$_2$ and $^13$CO$_2$ (ν$_3$) stretching mode, and CO$_2$ (ν$_1$+ν$_3$) and (2ν$_2$+ν$_3$) combination bands. FITS files of the spectra are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to <A href=``http:// cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr''>http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr</A> (ftp://130.79.128.5) or via <A href=``http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz- bin/qcat?J/A+A/555/A85''>http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz- bin/qcat?J/A+A/555/A85</A>
Keywords
spectroscopy, transmission spectra, mid-IR, band position, band width, band vibration mode, ices, molecular solids, amorphous, crystalline, CO2
Content
spectral data, band list data, experimental physics
Year
2013
Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume
555
Pages
A85
Document type
article
Publication state
published