Precise Measurement of the Microwave Absorption Frequencies of the Oxygen Molecule and the Velocity of Light
- 1 January 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 121 (1) , 152-155
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.121.152
Abstract
Ten microwave absorption frequencies of the oxygen molecule in the 60-kMc/sec region have been measured with an accuracy of about 10 kc/sec. The result is interpreted by successfully refining the existing theory. Comparing the resultant value of the rotational constant with the value obtained in ultraviolet spectra, the velocity of light is calculated to be 299 773±12 km/sec.
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