Study of the Density and Temperature Dependences of the Vibrational Raman Transition in Compressed Liquid N2

0021-9606; Accurate values of linewidth and line shift in the isotropic vibrational Raman spectrum of compressed liquid N2 have been obtained by using inverse Raman spectroscopy. Experiments have been performed for eight isotherms, from the normal boiling point to the critical point temperatures of N2, the number density varying between the value on the coexistence line, and the maximum value of 2.1 x 10^22 cm-3. Minima of the linewidth have been observed above 86 K, showing the increasing influence of vibration-rotation coupling (motional narrowing) competing with the broadening due to pure vibrational dephasing. Moreover, for the first time, maxima of the red line shifts have been found, …