“…Plo + (1 + ~) Q1o + Wlo P10 and Q10 have their usual meaning of probabilities of vibrational-translational and vibrational-vibrational exchanges (see [7], say), and T V is the effective vibrational temperature determined by the vibrational energy reserve. Under saturation conditions (Wz0 >> Pz0, Ql0)~ 1 and the distribution function (19) goes over into ) and (an/ap)(~p/%T) (curves 2 and 2') as a function of v' for the gases CO, the ~3-mode of CO 2 and N 2 computed with (curves 1 and 2) and without (curves i' and 2') taking account of the dissociation process, at a p = 9.81.104 Pa pressure and T = 300 K gas temperature, an/aTv, (~n/ap)(ao/aT), deg -I.…”