title: Atmospheric water vapor absorption at 1.3 microm.
abstract: Absolute absorption cross sections for water vapor and water vapor/air mixtures were measured in a frequency range encompassing that of the chemically pumped atomic iodine laser. Measurements were made with a temperature-controlled multipass absorption cell and a high-resolution Fourier transform spectrometer. The measurements covered a broad range of water vapor and air pressures. Several techniques of data analysis were used, and the absorption cross section of 2 kPa of water vapor in an atmosphere of air was determined to be 1.1 +/- 0.2 x 10(-24) cm(2) . In this paper, an expression is derived which allows estimation of the absorption cross section for any pressure of water vapor and air.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bragg
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kelley