Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Physics and Astronomy. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

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High-resolution molecular spectroscopy has been used to study acetylene line parameters and emission spectra of hydrogen cyanide. All acetylene spectra were recorded in our laboratory at the University of Lethbridge using a 3-channel tuneable diode laser spectrometer. N2-broadened line widths and N2-pressure induced line shifts have been measured for transitions in the v1+v3 band of acetylene at seven temperatures in the range 213–333K to obtain the temperature dependences of broadening and shift coefficients. The Voigt and hard-collision line profile models were used to retrieve the line parameters. The line-broadening and line-shift coefficients as well as their temperature-dependent parameters have been also evaluated theoretically, in the frame work of a semi-classical approach based on an exponential representation of the scattering operator, an intermolecular potential composed of electrostatic quadrupole–quadrupole and pairwise atom–atom interactions as well as on exact trajectories driven by an effective isotropic potential. The experimental results for both N2-broadening and shifting show good agreement with the theoretical results. We have studied the line intensities of the 1νl20←0νl20 band system from the HCN emission spectrum. The infrared emission spectrum of H12C14N was measured at the Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. The emission spectrum was analyzed with the spectrum analysis software Symath running using Mathematica as a platform. This approach allowed us to retrieve information on band intensity parameters. / viii, 112 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm

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L’objectif de ce mémoire est de présenter une étude aussi complète que possible de l’effet Stark dans les toupies asymétriques de type X2Y4 possédant le groupe de symétrie D2h et de l’appliquer au problème de la spectroscopie de l’éthylène piégé dans une zéolithe. Pour la première fois, un formalisme tensoriel adapté à l’étude de l’effet Stark pour la chaine de groupes O(3) D2h a été développé. Parallèlement au développement du modèle théorique, des programmes informatiques ont été mis au point sous la forme d’une nouvelle génération de logiciel appelé D2hTDS-ST utilisant une base plus simple, permettant une économie en temps de calcul. Sur la base des outils théoriques et informatiques ainsi qu’à partir des spectres expérimentaux enregistrés au laboratoire, nous avons fait une première estimation de la valeur du champ électrique effectif moyen produit par la silicalite-1. Les valeurs du champ électrique obtenues avec notre méthode sont cohérentes avec les valeurs obtenues par les calculs ab initio PBE1PBE6-31++G(2d,2p). / The objective of this report is to present a study as complete as possible of the Stark effect in the asymmetric top molecules of X2Y4 type possessing the D2h symmetry group and to apply it to the problem of the spectroscopy of the ethylene molecule trapped in a zeolite. For the first time, a tensorial formalism adapted to the study of the Stark effect for the O(3) D2h group chain was developed. In parallel, a computer package was worked out as a new generation of software called D2hTDS-ST using a simpler basis, allowing an economy in the calculation time. On the basis of the theoretical and computing tools as well as from the experimental spectra, recorded in the laboratory, we made a first estimation of the average effective electric field produced by silicalite-1. The values of the electric field obtained with our method are coherent with the values obtained by the ab initio PBE1PBE6-31++G(2d,2p) calculations.

Le travail présenté dans ce mémoire de thèse est consacré aux études théorique et expérimentale du profil spectral des raies d'absorption de la vapeur d'eau, une espèce clé dans l'atmosphère de la Terre. Le but de ce travail est de proposer une approche générale permettant de modéliser précisément la forme des raies d'absorption de H2O.La première partie de cette thèse porte sur la mesure des paramètres spectroscopiques de H2O pur et de H2O dans l'air dans l'infrarouge proche en utilisant un système de diode laser à cavité externe et la technique de spectroscopie d'absorption directe. Différents modèles de profil spectral existants sont utilisés pour ajuster les spectres mesurés. Les résultats montrent que le profil de Voigt habituel mène à de larges différences avec les spectres mesurés et qu'il est nécessaire de prendre en compte à la fois les changements de vitesse et les dépendances en vitesse des paramètres collisionnels pour décrire correctement le profil spectral. Dans la deuxième partie, une nouvelle modélisation du profil spectral de H2O est proposée. Le modèle développé est basé sur des résultats obtenus à partir de simulations de dynamique moléculaire et de calculs semi-classiques. Ce modèle tient compte à la fois des effets de changements de vitesse dus aux collisions et des dépendances en vitesse des paramètres collisionnels. En particulier, nous avons montré qu'il est important, pour H2O, de prendre en compte la corrélation entre les changements de la vitesse et ceux de l'état interne. Le modèle proposé est en très bon accord avec des spectres de H2O (H2O/H2O, H2O/N2 et H2O/Air) mesurés par différentes techniques et pour de larges gammes de pression et domaine spectral. En raison de sa complexité et de son temps de calcul élevé, l'utilisation du nouveau modèle est difficile dans des applications pratiques telles que les calculs de transfert radiatif. Dans la troisième partie, ce nouveau modèle est donc utilisé comme une référence afin de tester les différentes approches simplifiées existantes. Les résultats montrent que le modèle pCqSDHC (partially-Correlated quadratique-Speed-Dependent Hard-Collision) est le plus adapté pour modéliser le profil spectral des raies isolées de H2O, mais aussi d'autres systèmes moléculaire. Il permet en effet un très bon compromis entre la précision et l'efficacité demandée dans des applications pratiques / This work is devoted to a theoretical and experimental study of the spectral shape of isolated transitions of water vapor, a key species of the Earth atmosphere. The purpose of these studies is to develop an accurate line-shape model taking into account different velocity effects affecting the spectral shape of H2O lines. In the first part of this thesis, spectroscopic line parameters of pure H2O and H2O diluted in air have been measured using an external cavity diode laser and a long-path absorption cell. Different existing line-shape models have been used to adjust the measurements. The results show that the widely-used Voigt profile leads to large differences with measured spectra and that it is necessary to take into account both the velocity changes and speed dependence effects to correctly model H2O line shapes. The second part of this work is devoted to the development of a new line-shape model, based on the results obtained from classical molecular dynamics simulations and semi-classical calculations. Both collision-induced velocity changes and speed dependence effects are taken into account by this model. Furthermore, we also show that the correlation between velocity changes and internal-state changes has to be accounted for to correctly describe H2O line shapes. Spectra of pure H2O, H2O in N2 and in air, calculated with the new model are in excellent agreement with those measured by different techniques and for large ranges of pressure and spectral domain. Its complexity and its large computational cost make the new model difficult to use for practical applications such as atmospheric radiative transfer. It is thus used, in the third part, as a “benchmark” in order to test different simplified line profiles and then to choose the proper one to fit measured spectra and to be used for atmospheric spectra prediction. The results show that the pCqSDHC (partially-Correlated quadratic-Speed-Dependent Hard-Collision) model is the most adapted to represent the line shape of H2O, but also of other molecules. This model offers a very good compromise between accuracy and computation efficiency and can be easily used in different practical applications

Les travaux présentés dans ce manuscrit sont consacrés à l'étude des molécules d'éthylène C2H4 et de méthane CH4 pour des applications planétologiques et astrophysiques. La première partie de ce travail de thèse concerne la construction de surfaces ab initio (surface d'énergie potentielle et surfaces de moment dipolaire) pour l'éthylène. Une procédure permettant la détermination précise de la géométrie d'équilibre de cette molécule a été mise en place, car elle conditionne en partie la précision sur les niveaux rotationnels. Dans la seconde partie, ces surfaces ont été utilisés pour le calcul des niveaux d'énergie vibrationnels de l'éthylène et des isotopologues 12C2D4, 13C2H4 et 13C12CH4 par calcul variationnel, ainsi que l'étude des positions et intensités de raies pour les molécules 12C2H4 et 13C12CH4. Ces nouvelles surfaces ont permis des avancées significatives pour la prédiction variationnelle ab initio des spectres de l'éthylène. L'extension de ces calculs à l'étude de ces spectres à des températures élevées, pour des applications astrophysiques, a été pour la première fois abordée. La dernière partie concerne la construction non empirique d'un modèle effectif pour le moment dipolaire du méthane à partir de surfaces ab initio. Pour cela, une technique algébrique, basée sur la méthode des Transformations de Contact, et développée au sein de notre équipe pour les molécules triatomiques, a été pour la première fois étendue au cas des molécules penta-atomiques. L'ensemble de ces résultats a été confronté aux informations présentes dans les bases de données spectroscopiques, ce qui a permis de valider nos différentes approches. / The work presented in this manuscript is devoted to the study of ethyleneC2H4 and methane CH4 for planetological and astrophysical applications. The first part of this thesis concerns the construction of ab initio surfaces (potential energy surface and dipole moment surfaces ) for ethylene molecule. A procedure for the accurate determination of the equilibrium geometry in this molecule has been established, because it determines partially the accuracy of the rotational levels. In the second part, these surfaces were used to calculate the vibrational energy levels of ethylene and isotopologues 12C2D4, 13C2H4 and 13C12CH4 by variational calculations, and the study of the line positions and line intensities for 12C2H4 and 13C12CH4 molecules. These new surfaces have led to significant advances in ab initio variational predictions of ethylene spectra. For the first time, the extension of these calculations to the study of spectra at high-temperatures, for astrophysicalapplications were addressed. The last part concerns the non-empirical constructionof effective models for the dipole moment of methane from ab initio surfaces. For thisstudy, an algebraic technique based on the Contact Transformations approach, and developed in our team for triatomic molecules has been extended to the case of penta-atomic molecules for the very first time. All of these results was confronted with informations in spectroscopic databases, which were used to validate our approaches.

L'étude des états moléculaires à énergie élevée est à la frontière entre divers domaines des sciences qui relèvent de la physique/chimie (mécanique quantique, calcul ab initio des structures électroniques, spectroscopie à haute résolution, physique atmosphérique) et de la dynamique des systèmes complexes. Pour bien interpréter les données expérimentales il y a un fort besoin de modèles théoriques utilisant les algorithmes mathématiques efficaces qui peuvent décrire des spectra avec une haute précision. Le projet de ce travail en co-tutelle est axé vers le développement de modèles et des outils théoriques qui soient adaptés à une description des états du mouvement nucléaire de molécules très excitées. L’objectif est d’accompagner les analyses des spectres et de permettre une modélisation suffisamment précise des mesures expérimentales. Le développement des algorithmes mathématiques et outils informatiques, leurs optimisations, programmations et applications pour des problèmes atmosphérique et environnementales représente le sujet central de la thèse, qui doit s’appuyer sur les compétences du candidat en mathématique appliquée / programmations scientifique et en spectroscopie moléculaire. Des méthodes mathématiques sont considérées dans le contexte des tâches physiques suivantes: 1) Construction et ajustement des modèles d'Hamiltonians effectifs pour décrire un grand nombre des transitions ro-vibrationnelles de protoxyde d'azote (N2O). 2) Construction de modèles analytiques de surface d'énergie potentielle (SEP) d'ozone (O3) à partir de calculs ab initio et ajustements aux données expérimentales vibrationnels. 3) Amélioration d'algorithme des transformations contactes (TC) pour calculer spectra des molécules poly-atomiques avec signifiant nombre des atomes. / The studies of highly excited molecular states are located on the frontier between different scientific domains involving physics / chemistry (quantum mechanics, ab initio electronic structure calculations, high-resolution spectroscopy, atmospheric physics) and dynamics of the very complex molecular systems. For good interpreting of this kind of data it is necessary to have theoretical models which are based on optimized algorithms permitting to predict the experimental data with acceptable precision. The subject of this work is focused in the field of development of theoretical models and algorithms which are adapted to the description of states of the nuclear movements of molecules in highly excited states. Our main goal is to provide efficient computational means to perform spectral analyses and to model the spectroscopic experimental measurements with good accuracy. This task includes developing and enhancing mathematical algorithms, creating and optimization of the necessary field-specific software for applications to the environmental and atmospheric problems. The tasks are in the following competences of the candidate: applied mathematics, scientific programming and molecular spectroscopy.Mathematical methods are considered in the context of the following physical tasks: 1) Construction and fitting of the models of effective Hamiltonians for description of high number of ro-vibrational transitions of nitrous oxide (N2O). 2) Construction of analytical models of the potential energy surface of ozone (O3) using ab initio calculations and fittings to experimental vibrational data. 3) Improvement of the algorithm of contact transformations (CT) aimed at the calculation of ro-vibrational spectra of polyatomic molecules with significant number of atoms.

Understanding how diffuse molecular clouds at large scales (~10 pc) assemble mass into dense, star-forming cores at small scales (~ 0.1 pc) is crucial to building a holistic theory of star formation. While recent observations suggest that filaments play an important role in the mass assembly of dense cores, detailed gas kinematics studies are still lacking. My dissertation presents three innovative techniques that enable us to study star-forming filaments' complex gas kinematics in unprecedented detail: multi-component spectral fit, multi-dimensional filament identification, and membership assignment of velocity-coherent structures. Through these techniques, I analyzed star-forming filaments in the Perseus Molecular Cloud and unveiled unexpectedly complex velocity structures at scales where filaments are well resolved, to as low as the 0.01 pc scale. Moreover, the correlations I discovered between the various filament properties further suggest a scenario in which thermally supercritical filaments grow continuously via accretion from their surroundings while simultaneously forming cores through fragmentation along their lengths. / Graduate / 2022-01-08

Na atualidade estudos direcionados para a avaliação do risco químico e do impacto ambiental produzidos por compostos químicos de uso intensivo, como agrotóxicos, petroquímicos e fármacos, vêm ganhando importância por elucidarem as implicações ao meio ambiente e à saúde pública decorrentes deste uso pela sociedade moderna de forma a estabelecer parâmetros restritivos para suas aplicações, evitando-se danos posteriores. Este Estudo compreendeu as observações de sorção e de interação do antibiótico de uso animal e agrícola oxitetraciclina (OTC) com solos brasileiros e ácidos húmicos (AH) extraídos de solos, tendo-se como objetivos gerais comprovar a sorção aos solos e aos AH e verificar a influência da matéria orgânica (MO) e do pH sobre a sorção, definindo quais os mecanismos moleculares de interação envolvidos, cabendo destacar que as tetraciclinas são uma das principais classes de antibióticos utilizadas na pecuária brasileira, tanto para tratamento de enfermidades quanto como Antibióticos Promotores de Crescimento (APC), além de serem freqüentemente aplicados na agricultura para controle de fungos e bactérias. Utilizou-se a Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Eficiência (CLAE) para a coleta de dados quantitativos que permitiram a construção de isotermas de sorção solo-OTC em pH 4,8 e AH-OTC em três valores de pH (3,1, 4,8 e 8,3) para a comprovação da sorção e da influência do conteúdo de MO no primeiro caso, e na sorção aos AH, para o segundo caso. Os solos foram caracterizados conforme procedimento padrão da EMBRAPA, enquanto que os AH foram caracterizados segundo procedimentos recomendados pela literatura por meio das técnicas instrumentais de Análise Elementar, Absorção na Região do Infravermelho Médio, Ressonância Magnética Nuclear e Ressonância Paramagnética Eletrônica. Foram utilizadas as técnicas espectroscópicas de Absorção na Região do Infravermelho (Próximo e Médio) e Absorção e Fluorescência na Região do UV-Visível, para a avaliação dos possíveis mecanismos de interação envolvidos, como ligação de hidrogênio, interação hidrofóbica e transferência de elétrons. A isoterma de Freundlich apresentou-se como um modelo matemático adequado para a verificação da sorção solos-OTC e AH-OTC, a partir da aplicação de um método cromatográfico adequado, comprovando a sorção para os dois casos, bem como o efeito do conteúdo de MO dos solos e do pH do meio sobre a capacidade e a intensidade da sorção, a qual foi quantificada como de capacidade de sorção inferior em comparação a dados obtidos em clima temperado e de alta capacidade de sorção quando comparada à legislação ambiental brasileira. Foi observado que a OTC interagiu com os AH em uma larga faixa de valores de pH, indo de 3,1 a 8,3. Contudo, o meio no qual foi possível observar de uma forma mais acentuada a interação entre AH e OTC foi o meio básico (pH 8,2), sendo notado a existência de mecanismos de interação associados e dependentes do pH do meio, como: ligação de hidrogênio, interação hidrofóbica e transferência de prótons. / At present further studies on the risk assessment of chemical and environmental impact produced by chemical-intensive, such as pesticides, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, have gained importance for elucidating the implications for the environment and public health arising from this use by modern society to establish restrictive parameters for their applications, avoiding further damage. This Study comprised observations of sorption and interaction of antibiotic for animal and agriculture use oxytetracycline (OTC) with brazilian soils and humic acids (HA) extracted from soil, having as objectives to prove the general sorption to soils and the AH and the influence of organic matter (OM) and pH on the sorption, which define the molecular mechanisms of interaction involved, highlighting that tetracyclines are a major classes of antibiotics used in the brazilian cattle industry, both for treatment of diseases such as antibiotic growth promoters (AGP), and frequently also applied in agriculture to control fungi and bacteria. The High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used to collect quantitative data that allowed the construction of sorption isotherms soils-OTC in pH 4.8 and AH-OTC in three pH values (3.1, 4, 8 and 8.3) for proof of sorption and the influence of OM content in the first case, and sorption to AH, for the second case. The soils were characterized as standard procedure of EMBRAPA, while AH were characterized according to procedures recommended by the literature by means of instrumental techniques for Elemental Analysis, Absorption in the Region of the Middle Infrared, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. The Spectroscopic Absorption in the Infrared Region (Middle) and Fluorescence and Absorption in the Region and the UV-Visible were used for the evaluation of interaction mechanisms involved, such as hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions and electron transfer. The Freundlich isotherm was presented as a mathematical model suitable for the verification of soils-OTC sorption and AH-OTC sorption from the application of a chromatographic method that is suitable, proving the sorption for the two cases as well as the effect of OM content of soils and the pH on the capacity and sorption intensity, which was quantified as the lower sorption capacity in comparison with data from temperate and high sorption capacity when compared to Brazilian environmental legislation. It was observed that the OTC interacted with the HA in a wide range of pH values, ranging from 3.1 to 8.3. However, the way in which it was possible to observe a more pronounced interaction between HA and OTC was the basic medium (pH 8.2), and noted the existence of mechanisms of interaction associated and dependent on pH, such as: link hydrogen, hydrophobic interaction and proton transfer.