Experimental and theoretical study of the broadening and shifting of N2H+ rotational lines by helium.

Pressure broadening and pressure shift of N(2)H(+) rotational lines perturbed by collisions with He are studied for the first time using experiment and theory. Results are reported from measurements at 88 K for the rotational transitions j = 3<--2, 4<--3, 5<--4 and 6<--5 with frequencies ranging from 0.28 to 0.