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COLLISION INDUCED SPECTRA


Collision induced spectra contribute to a major part of the opacity in the outer planets, which are composed of non-polar species like H2, and He. Recently a new interest for collision induced spectra has appeared with the need of opacities for the modelling of cool and dense stars: white dwarfs, brown dwarfs, etc.


Accurate calculations of H2-H2 (72), H2-He (73), CO2-CO2 (74), N2-N2 (75), and CH4-H2 (69) pairs have been carried out. The accuracy of the results depends directly on the quality of the intermolecular potentials.