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Fiche de : LOETE Michel

Département :
Interactions et Contrôle Quantiques




Tél. : 03-80-39-59-86
E-mail : Michel.Loete@u-bourgogne.fr

Pr. Michel LOËTE (1949) – Université de Bourgogne ; doctorat de physique (1976) ; assistant délégué (1976-1977) ; post-doctorant à l’Université Paris VI (1977-1978) ; assistant (1978) ; doctorat d’état (1984) ; maître de conférences 2ème classe stagiaire (1986) ; maître de conférences titulaire et 1ère classe (1988) ; congé sabbatique (1987–1988 : USA, URSS, Maroc, Allemagne) ; professeur 2ème classe (1993) ; professeur 1ère classe (2002) ; professeur émérite (2014). Travaux de recherche couvrant la spectroscopie moléculaire : modélisation des moments de transition, calcul et analyse des intensités des raies d’absorption et Raman, application à la détection et à la mesure de la concentration des gaz dans les atmosphères terrestre et planétaires.

en cours

  • Programmes nationaux CNRS/INSU : PNP (planétologie), LEFE-CHAT (Chimie Atmosphérique).
  • Consortium européen VAMDC (Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre), MoU en cours d’établissement.
  • Consortium européen EuroPlaNet (MoU).

terminés

  • European FP7-Research Infrastructures (RI) “VAMDC: Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre” (membre, 2009-2012)
  • ANR-08-BLAN-0254-02 “CH4@Titan : In-depth study of the methane absorption in Titan’s atmosphere}” (coordinateur local, 2009-2012)

Isotopic relations for tetrahedral and octahedral molecules

M. Loete, C. Richard, V Boudon,
Journal : J. Mol. Struct. - n° 1206 - 2020 - 127729

First high resolution analysis of the v(3) band of the (SF6)-S-36 isotopologue

M. Faye, L. Manceron, P. Roy, V. Boudon, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 346 - 2018 - 23-26

First analysis of the nu(3) + nu(5) combination band of SF6 observed at Doppler-limited resolution and effective model for the nu(3) + nu(5) - nu(5) hot band

M. Faye, L. Manceron, P. Roy, V Boudon, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 348 - 2018 - 37-42

The high overtone and combination levels of SF6 revisited at Doppler-limited resolution: A global effective rovibrational model for highly excited vibrational states

M. Faye, V. Boudon, M. Loete, P. Roy, L. Manceron,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 190 - 2017 - 38-47

Observation and analysis of the SF6 v(2) + v(4)-v(5) band: Improved parameters for the v(5)=1 state

M. Faye, V. Boudon, M. Loete, P. Roy, L. Manceron,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 325 - 2016 - 35-41

Resolving the forbidden band of SF6

V. Boudon, L. Manceron, F. Kwabia Tchana, M. Loete, L. Lago, P. Roy,
Journal : Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. - n° 16 - 2014 - 1415-1423

New assignments in the 2 mu m transparency window of the (CH4)-C-12 Octad band system

L. Daumont, A. V. Nikitin, X. Thomas, L. Regalia, P. Von der Heyden, VI. G. Tyuterev, M. Rey, V. Boudon, Ch. Wenger, M. Loete, L. R. Brown,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 116 - 2013 - 101-109

Stark spectrum simulation for X2Y4 molecules: Application to the nu(12) band of ethylene in a high-silica zeolite

Maxim Sanzharov, Maud Rotger, Michel Loete, Vincent Boudon, Natalia Zvereva-Loete, Anthony Ballandras, Guy Weber,
Journal : J. Chem. Phys. - n° 136 - 2012 - 134314

D2hTDS-ST software for Stark spectrum simulation of X2Y4 asymmetric-top molecules

M. Sanzharov, M. Rotger, Ch. Wenger, M. Loete, V. Boudon, A. Rouzee,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 112 - 2011 - 41-52

C-3 nu Top Data System (C3 nu TDS) software for spectrum simulation of XY(3)Z symmetric-top molecules using the O(3) superset of C-infinity nu superset of C-3 nu group chain

A. El Hilali, Ch. Wenger, V. Boudon, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 111 - 2010 - 1305-1315

High-resolution spectroscopy and preliminary global analysis of C-H stretching vibrations of C2H4 in the 3000 and 6000 cm(-1) regions

M. A. Lorono Gonzalez, V. Boudon, M. Loete, M. Rotger, M. -T. Bourgeois, K. Didriche, M. Herman, V. A. Kapitanov, Yu N. Ponomarev, A. A. Solodov, A. M. Solodov, T. M. Petrova,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 111 - 2010 - 2265-2278

Tensorial development of the rovibronic Hamiltonian and dipole moment operators for XY(3)Z molecules with a degenerate electronic state: Preliminary application to the CH3O radical

A. El Hilali, V. Boudon, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 253 - 2009 - 92-98

Global analysis of the high resolution infrared spectrum of methane (CH4)-C-12 in the region from 0 to 4800 cm(-1)

S. Albert, S. Bauerecker, V. Boudon, L. R. Brown, J. -P. Champion, M. Loete, A. Nikitin, M. Quack,
Journal : Chem. Phys. - n° 356 - 2009 - 131-146

High-resolution stimulated Raman spectroscopy and analysis of the v(1) stretching band of GeD4

V. Boudon, D. Radhouani, M. Loete, R. Z. Martinez, D. Bermejo,
Journal : J. Raman Spectrosc. - n° 38 - 2007 - 559-562

The SO2F2 quasi-spherical top: Correspondence between tensorial and Watson's formalisms

V. Boudon, M. Rotger, N. Zvereva-Loete, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Struct. - n° - 2006 - 124-133

Stark effect in X2Y4 molecules: Application to ethylene

W. Raballand, M. Rotger, V. Boudon, M. Loete, J. Breidung, W. Thiel,
Journal : J. Mol. Struct. - n° - 2006 - 70-79

The vibrational levels of methane obtained from analyses of high-resolution spectra

V Boudon, M Rey, M Loete,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 98 - 2006 - 394-404

The bending triad of the quasi-spherical top molecule SO2F2 in the 550 cm(-1) region

M. Rotger, V. Boudon, M. Loete, N. Zvereva-Loete, L. Margules, J. Demaison, I. Merke, F. Hegelund, H. Buerger,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 238 - 2006 - 145-157

Spectroscopy of XY(3)Z (C-3 nu) radicals with an odd number of electrons: A tensorial formalism adapted to the SU(2)circle times C-I superset of C-infinity nu(s) superset of C-3 nu(s) group chain

A. El Hilali, V. Boudon, M. Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 239 - 2006 - 41-50

Development of the Hamiltonian and transition moment operators of symmetric top molecules using the O(3) superset of C-infinity v superset of C-3v group chain

A El Hilali, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 234 - 2005 - 176-181

Spectroscopy of XY(3)Z (C(3)v) molecules: A tensorial formalism adapted to the O(3) superset of C-infinity v superset of C-3v group chain

A El Hilali, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 234 - 2005 - 113-121

Symmetry-adapted tensorial formalism to model rovibrational and rovibronic spectra of molecules pertaining to various point groups

V Boudon, JP Champion, T Gabard, M Loete, F Michelot, G Pierre, M Rotger, C Wenger, M Rey,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 228 - 2004 - 620-634

Spectroscopy of X2Y4 (D-2h) molecules: tensorial formalism adapted to the O(3)superset of D-2h chain, Hamiltonian and transition moment operators

W Raballand, M Rotger, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 217 - 2003 - 239-248

Spectroscopic tools for remote sensing of greenhouse gases CH4, CF4 and SF6

V. Boudon, J. -P. Champion, T. Gabard, G. Pierre, M. Loete, C. Wenger,
Journal : Environ. Chem. Lett. - n° 1 - 2003 - 86-91

Methane line parameters in HITRAN

LR Brown, DC Benner, JP Champion, VM Devi, L Fejard, RR Gamache, T Gabard, JC Hilico, B Lavorel, M Loete, GC Mellau, A Nikitin, AS Pine, A Predoi-Cross, CP Rinsland, O Robert, RL Sams, MAH Smith, SA Tashkun, VG Tyuterev,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 82 - 2003 - 219-238

The ground state rotational spectrum of SO2F2

M Rotger, V Boudon, M Loete, L Margules, J Demaison, H Mader, G Winnewisser, HSP Muller,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 222 - 2003 - 172-179

Spectroscopy of XY(2)Z(2) (C2v) molecules: A tensorial formalism adapted to the O(3) superset of T-d superset of C-2v chain. Application to the ground state of SO2F2

M Rotger, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 216 - 2002 - 297-307

The spectrum of an octahedral molecule in a degenerate electronic state: The nu(6) fundamental band of jet-cooled V(CO)(6)

M Rey, V Boudon, M Loete, P Asselin, P Soulard, L Manceron,
Journal : J. Chem. Phys. - n° 114 - 2001 - 10773-10779

Analysis of the interacting Octad system of (CH4)-C-12

JC Hilico, O Robert, M Loete, S Toumi, AS Pine, LR Brown,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 208 - 2001 - 1-13

High-resolution spectroscopy and preliminary analysis of the nu(1)/nu(8) dyad of (SF5Cl)-Cl-35

M Rotger, A Decrette, V Boudon, M Loete, S Sander, H Willner,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 208 - 2001 - 169-179

First assignment and line strengths of the 4 nu(4) band of (CH4)-C-12 near 1.9 mu m

O Robert, JC Hilico, M Loete, JP Champion, LR Brown,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 209 - 2001 - 14-23

Tensorial development of the rovibronic Hamiltonian and transition moment operators for octahedral molecules

M Rey, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Struct. - n° 599 - 2001 - 125-137

Dynamical stark effect in the nu(2)/nu(4) vibrational polyad of SiH4: Theory and observation

JM Dupont, A Deroussiaux, MP Coquard, B Lavorel, O Faucher, M Loete, HR Jauslin,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 199 - 2000 - 252-258

Spectroscopy of XY(5)Z (C-4v) molecules: Development of the Hamiltonian and the transition moment operators using a tensorial formalism

M Rotger, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 200 - 2000 - 131-137

Spectroscopy of XY(5)Z (C-4v) molecules: A tensorial formalism adapted to the O(3) superset of O-h superset of C-4v chain

M Rotger, V Boudon, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 200 - 2000 - 123-130

A tensorial formalism adapted to the rovibronic couplings in the colored hexafluorides: Application to the nu(5)(F-2g) and nu(3)(F-1u) modes

M Rey, V Boudon, M Loete, F Michelot,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 204 - 2000 - 106-119

Development of the dipole moment and polarizability operators of octahedral molecules

N Cheblal, M Loete, V Boudon,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 197 - 1999 - 222-231

Expressions of effective Hamiltonian parameters of XY4 molecules in the tetrahedral formalism

A Mourbat, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 189 - 1998 - 16-28

Simultaneous determination of force constants and dipole moment derivatives of methane

A Mourbat, A Aboumajd, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 190 - 1998 - 198-212

Algebraic approach to vibrational spectra of tetrahedral molecules: First order infrared intensity model

C Leroy, F Collin, M Loete,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 175 - 1996 - 289-295

The hot bands of methane between 5 and 10 mu m

O Ouardi, JC Hilico, M Loete, LR Brown,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 180 - 1996 - 311-322

RAMAN INTENSITIES OF THE NU(1)/NU(3) DYAD OF (SIH4)-SI-28

A BOUTAHAR, L TOUZANI, M LOETE, G MILLOT, B LAVOREL,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 169 - 1995 - 38-57

AMBIGUITIES IN THE EFFECTIVE STARK-HAMILTONIAN

VI PEREVALOV, MP COQUARD, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 169 - 1995 - 484-501

PREDICTION AND OBSERVATION OF THE NONLINEAR STARK-EFFECT IN THE V(3) BAND OF SIF4

MP COQUARD, M LOETE, A AINETSCHIAN, WA KREINER,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 170 - 1995 - 251-265

INDUCED DIPOLE-MOMENTS IN THE NU(2)/NU(4)-DYAD OF SNH4

M LOETE, MP COQUARD, Y OHSHIMA, M TAKAMI,
Journal : J. Chem. Phys. - n° 102 - 1995 - 4819-4822

MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THE RAMAN INTENSITIES OF (CD4)-C-12

L TOUZANI, M LOETE, B LAVOREL, G MILLOT,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 171 - 1995 - 58-85

STARK-EFFECT IN TETRAHEDRAL XY(4) MOLECULES - TRANSITION INTENSITIES

MP COQUARD, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 172 - 1995 - 485-502

TDS SPECTROSCOPIC DATA-BANK FOR SPHERICAL TOPS - DOS VERSION

VG TYUTEREV, YL BABIKOV, SA TASHKUN, VI PEREVALOV, A NIKITIN, JP CHAMPION, C WENGER, C PIERRE, G PIERRE, JC HILICO, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 52 - 1994 - 459-479

SIDE-BAND DOUBLE-MODULATION - THE GROUND-STATE DIPOLE-MOMENT OF SIF4

A AINETSCHIAN, WA KREINER, MP COQUARD, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 161 - 1993 - 264-268

LINE STRENGTHS OF THE NU-2 + NU-3 AND NU-3-NU-2 BANDS OF METHANE ((CH4)-C-12)1

JC HILICO, M LOETE, LR BROWN,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 152 - 1992 - 229-251

DOUBLE MODULATION SIDE-BAND SPECTROSCOPY - MU-0, MU-24 AND MU-44 OF (SIH4)-SI-28

W HOHE, A AINETSCHIAN, WA KREINER, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 153 - 1992 - 316-323

METHANE AND ITS ISOTOPES - CURRENT STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT

LR BROWN, JS MARGOLIS, JP CHAMPION, JC HILICO, JM JOUVARD, M LOETE, C CHACKERIAN, G TARRAGO, DC BENNER,
Journal : J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. - n° 48 - 1992 - 617-628

COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF POLARIZABILITY OF TETRAHEDRAL MOLECULES XY4

A BOUTAHAR, M LOETE,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 69 - 1991 - 26-35

CALCULATED RJ2-TYPE EFFECTIVE DIPOLE-MOMENT PARAMETERS FOR FUNDAMENTAL BANDS OF TETRAHEDRAL XY4 MOLECULES

VI PEREVALOV, OM LYULIN, VG TYUTEREV, M LOETE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 149 - 1991 - 15-33

(SIH4)-SI-29 AND (SIH4)-SI-30 - DIPOLE-MOMENT PARAMETERS OF THE V2/V4 DYAD FROM STARK-EFFECT OBSERVATIONS WITH LASER SIDEBANDS

H PRINZ, WA KREINER, M LOETE, JM JOUVARD,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 139 - 1990 - 30-38

LINESTRENGTHS OF THE NU-2 AND NU-4 BANDS OF (CH4)C-12 AND (CH4)-C-13

LR BROWN, M LOETE, JC HILICO,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 133 - 1989 - 273-311

THE VIBRATION-INDUCED DIPOLE-MOMENT IN THE NU-2-NU-4 DIAD OF (CD4)-C-13 AND (SIH4)-S-28

H PRINZ, W HOHE, WA KREINER, M LOETE, J HILICO, G PIERRE, G MAGERL, W SCHUPITA,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 135 - 1989 - 144-160

EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS OF THE DIPOLE-MOMENT OF TETRAHEDRAL XY4 MOLECULES - APPLICATION TO METHANE CH4-C-12

M LOETE,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 66 - 1988 - 17-25

THE MILLIMETER-WAVE SPECTRUM OF METHANE

JC HILICO, M LOETE, JP CHAMPION, JL DESTOMBES, M BOGEY,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 122 - 1987 - 381-389

MICROWAVE FOURIER-TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY OF ROVIBRATIONAL TRANSITIONS IN THE NU-2-NU-4 DYADS OF METHANE-C-12 AND METHANE-C-13

M OLDANI, A BAUDER, JC HILICO, M LOETE, JP CHAMPION,
Journal : Europhys. Lett. - n° 4 - 1987 - 29-33

AMBIGUITIES OF THE 3RD-ORDER HAMILTONIAN FOR THE TRIAD (0200, 0101, 0002) OF XY4 MOLECULES

C PIERRE, M LOETE, G PIERRE,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 65 - 1987 - 708-714

THE GEISA SPECTROSCOPIC LINE PARAMETERS DATA-BANK IN 1984

N HUSSON, A CHEDIN, NA SCOTT, D BAILLY, G GRANER, N LACOME, A LEVY, C ROSSETTI, G TARRAGO, C CAMYPEYRET, JM FLAUD, A BAUER, JM COLMONT, N MONNANTEUIL, JC HILICO, G PIERRE, M LOETE, JP CHAMPION, LS ROTHMAN, LR BROWN, G ORTON, P VARANASI, CP RINSLAND, MAH SMITH, A GOLDMAN,
Journal : ANN GEOPHYS A-UPPER - n° 4 - 1986 - 185-190

ABSOLUTE INTENSITIES OF VIBRATION-ROTATION TRANSITIONS OF MU-2 AND MU-4 BANDS OF METHANE, (CH4)-C-12

M LOETE, JC HILICO, MB QASRI,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 64 - 1986 - 1551-1565

LINE STRENGTHS OF THE NU-3-NU-4-BAND OF METHANE

JC HILICO, M LOETE, LR BROWN,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 111 - 1985 - 119-137

MICROWAVE FOURIER-TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY OF PURE ROTATIONAL NU-4-REVERSIBLE-NU-4 TRANSITIONS AND REANALYSIS OF THE NU-2/NU-4 DYAD OF METHANE-D4

M OLDANI, A BAUDER, M LOETE, JP CHAMPION, G PIERRE, JC HILICO, AG ROBIETTE,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 113 - 1985 - 229-242

ANALYSIS OF THE NU-2 AND NU-4 INFRARED BANDS OF CD4

M LOETE, JC HILICO, A VALENTIN, J CHAZELAS, L HENRY,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 99 - 1983 - 63-86

TOTAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIPOLE-MOMENT OF TETRAHEDRAL MOLECULES - APPLICATION TO TRIPLY DEGENERATE BANDS AND THE 2 INTERACTING BANDS NU-2 AND NU-4

M LOETE,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 61 - 1983 - 1242-1259

TRANSITION-MOMENT AND LINE STRENGTHS OF THE NU-3 BAND OF (CH4)-C-12

S GHERISSI, A HENRY, M LOETE, A VALENTIN,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 86 - 1981 - 344-356

HIGH-RESOLUTION RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY OF FUNDAMENTAL VIBRATIONAL BAND OF (O2)-O-16

M LOETE, H BERGER,
Journal : J. Mol. Spectrosc. - n° 68 - 1977 - 317-325

SPECTROSCOPIC CONSTANTS OF (SF6)-S-32 V3 BAND CALCULATED FROM A SATURATED ABSORPTION-SPECTRUM

M LOETE, A CLAIRON, A FRICHET, RS MCDOWELL, HW GALBRAITH, JC HILICO, J MORETBAILLY, L HENRY,
Journal : CR ACAD SCI B PHYS - n° 285 - 1977 - 175-178

HAMILTONIAN VIBRATION-ROTATION DECAY GROUP OF SPHERICAL SPINNING MOLECULES - APPLICATION TO STUDY OF TRANSITION MOMENTS

JC HILICO, H BERGER, M LOETE,
Journal : Can. J. Phys. - n° 54 - 1976 - 1702-1711

32 communications orales lors de colloques internationaux.

  • Optique géométrique, électricité (niveau L1).
  • Mécanique quantique, théorie des groupes, techniques mathématiques (niveau L3 et école d’ingénieur 1ère année).
  • Physique moléculaire (niveaux DEA et M2).
  • Conseil Scientifique de l’Université (1986–1993) – membre du Bureau.
  • Membre du CNU, 30ème section (1986–1993).
  • Directeur du DEA et de la Formation Doctorale “Matière et Rayonnement” (1994–2002) – Membre du Conseil des Ecoles Doctorales Pasteur puis Carnot.
  • Conseil de l’UFR Sciences & Techniques, Vice-Doyen à la Recherche (1999–2007).
  • Conseil d’Administration de l’Université (2000–2001).
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