Title: Infrared absorption of carbon dioxide at high densities with application to the atmosphere of Venus
Description: Several previously undiscovered absorptions of CO2 were found with a high-pressure infrared cell.  They are normally forbidden, but induced by collisions at high pressure.  When these and the known absorptions were applied to a computer simulation of the Venus atmosphere, gaps in the greenhouse effect were closed, and Venus's high surface temperature was fully explained.
Subjects: Atmosphere, Carbon dioxide, Infrared spectra, Spectra, Absorption spectra
Places: Venus (Planet)