We had reported in a previous paper the precision measurement of line profiles of a transition of 13 C acetylene in the near-infrared region, employing a tunable diode-laser spectrometer, the frequency of which is locked to an optical-comb signal [K.M.T. Yamada et al., J. Mol. Spectrosc. 249 (2008) 95–99]. In the present article we review the methodology for the experiment and the analysis in determining the Boltzmann constant from the Doppler width of a rovibrational transition on the basis of our experiences. Problems to be surmounted for further improvement in accuracy are discussed.
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