Shift in the Raman symmetric stretching band of N ₂ , CO ₂ , and CH ₄ as a function of temperature, pressure, and density

The Raman spectra of pure N 2 , CO 2 , and CH 4 were analyzed over the range 10 to 500 bars and from −160°C to 200°C (N 2 ), 22°C to 350°C (CO 2 ), and −100°C to 450°C (CH 4 ). At constant temperature, Raman peak position, including the more intense CO 2 peak ( ν +), decreases (shifts to lower wave number) with increasing pressure for all three gases over the entire pressure and temperature ( PT ) range studied. At constant pressure, the peak...