Beam maser investigation of inelastic scattering of NH3. I. Cross sections for inversion transitions induced by polar gases

Abstract
Cross sections for transitions across the inversion doublets (J, K) = (1, 1), (2, 2), (3 ,3), and (6, 6), of NH3 in collisions with NH3, CF3H, and CH3F have been measured in a molecular beam maser. The results are in good agreement with values calculated both in Anderson’s theory and in first‐order Born approximation. A comparison is made with results of line broadening and transient experiments.