On spectral line widths in a nonequilibrium molecular plasma
Zhuk D.V. , Otorbaev O.K. , Ochkin V.N. , Savinov S.Yu. , Sobolev N.N.
An anomalous broadening of the spectral lines has been found in the rotational structure of the 2 + system of nitrogen, due to spectral excitation during the nonresonant interaction of heavy particles.