Cycle bases to the rescue. (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tóbiás, Roland; Furtenbacher, Tibor; Császár, Attila G.
• Is Part Of: Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer. Volume 203(2017)
• Page Start: 557
• Page End: 564
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: Cycle basis -- Information system -- ECART -- Rovibronic transitions -- Energy levels -- MARVEL -- Database; Spectrum analysis -- Periodicals; Radiation -- Periodicals; Analyse spectrale -- Périodiques; Rayonnement -- Périodiques; Radiation; Spectrum analysis; Periodicals; 543.0858
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.03.031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4073

Abstract

Abstract: Cycle bases of graph theory are introduced for the analysis of transition data deposited in line-by-line rovibronic spectroscopic databases. The principal advantage of using cycle bases is that outlier transitions –almost always present in spectroscopic databases built from experimental data originating from many different sources– can be detected and identified straightforwardly and automatically. The data available for six water isotopologues, H 2 16 O, H 2 17 O, H 2 18 O, HD 16 O, HD 17 O, and HD 18 O, in the HITRAN2012 and GEISA2015 databases are used to demonstrate the utility of cycle-basis-based outlier-detection approaches. The spectroscopic databases appear to be sufficiently complete so that the great majority of the entries of the minimum cycle basis have the minimum possible length of four. More than 2000 transition conflicts have been identified for the isotopologue H 2 16 O in the HITRAN2012 database, the seven common conflict types are discussed. It is recommended to employ cycle bases, and especially a minimum cycle basis, for the analysis of transitions deposited in high-resolution spectroscopic databases. Abstract : Highlights: The concept of spectroscopic networks helps to unravel hidden problems with transitions in spectroscopic databases. Cycle bases of graph theory allow the automatic identification of incorrect transitions in line-by-line spectroscopic databases. Incorrect transitions are identified in the HITRAN2012 and GEISA2015 databases for water isotopologues.