Nitric oxide gamma band emission rate factor

Abstract

Molecular fluorescence emission rate factors for the strong bands of the nitric oxide gamma system have been calculated using recent branching ratios and different temperatures. For the 1-0 gamma band the effects of self-absorption by NO have been taken into account, and effective emission rate factors were calculated for a range of NO column densities at several different temperatures. For column densities near 10 to the 16th/sq cm self-absorption corrections to the emission rate factor can be significant. The emission rate factor for the 1-0 gamma band is 7.19 or 7.68 x 10 to the -6th photons/molecule/sec depending upon the use of experimental or theoretical branching ratios.