Polarized light scattering from pairs of anisotropic, linear molecules (H₂-H₂, D₂-D₂)

Abstract

We have measured the binary collision induced, polarized, translational Raman spectra of gaseous hydrogen and deuterium. We compare these spectra to the previously reported binary helium polarized spectra and to quantum line-shapes calculated from point dipole models and ab initio pair polarizabilities.