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Substance: nitrous oxide				Other Names: dinitrogen monoxide

Formula: N2O						CAS-No.: 10024-97-2

Study: UV absorption spectrum


Authors: H.S. Johnston, G.S. Selwyn

Title: New Cross Sections for the Absorption of Near Ultraviolet Radiation by Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

Journal/Source: Geophys. Res. Lett., 2, 549-551, (1975); doi:10.1029/GL002i012p00549


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 210 - 300 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 298 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration:

Phase: gas

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Comments: A re-investigation of the ultraviolet absorption spectrum of nitrous oxide (N2O) agrees with previous 
results in the range 210 to 235 nm, but contrary to previous results it indicates a vanishingly small cross section 
above 260 nm. 

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