A survey of experimental data related to the non-spherical interaction for simple classical linear molecules and their mixtures with noble gases

The available experimental data related to the non-spherical interaction for simple “classical” linear molecules (with the emphasis on N2 and CO) and their mixtures with noble gases is critically surveyed. The compilation includes data on sound absorption, magnetic field effects on transport properties, flow birefringence, depolarized Rayleigh and Raman light scattering, nuclear magnetic relaxation and pure rotational dipolar absorption. The results are all presented in terms of effective collision cross sections in order to facilitate a comparison with future calculations based on the intermolecular potential.