High-Resolution, Rotationally Resolved Electronic Spectroscopy of the MgNC Radical

High-resolution, rotationally resolved, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra for the origin band, as well as several transitions involving vibrationally excited levels of the ?2Pi <-- &Xtilde2Sigma+ electronic transition of the MgNC radical, have been recorded using the output of a pulse-amplified Ti:Sapphire ring laser. The MgNC radical was generated in a supersonic free jet expansion by simultaneous laser ablation of a magnesium rod and photolysis of acetonitrile (CH3CN). Rotational analysis yielded molecular constants for both the ground and excited states of the studied vibronic transitions. The molecular constants for the vibrationless state of the &Xtilde state are in excellent agreement with previous microwave studies of MgNC. Since the ? electronic state of MgNC is a linear 2Pi state, the bending vibronic level structure is subject to both Renner-Teller and spin-orbit coupling. Suggested vibronic assignments of the observed transitions, made considering both these interactions and with the aid of the rotational analysis, are discussed. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Submillimeter-Wave Spectroscopy of CO in the a(3)Pi State

Submillimeter-wave absorption spectrum of CO in electronically excited a(3)Pi state was observed in the 540-830 GHz region by using a phase-locked BWO spectrometer. New rotational transitions up to J = 9-8 in the vibrational excited states up to v = 5 were analyzed accompanied with previous observations in the RF and millimeter-wave regions. A multivibrational states fit among a' (3)Sigma(+) (v = 0-3) and a(3)Pi (v = 0-7) states was performed in order to analyze overall perturbation between the a(3)Pi and a' (3)Sigma(+) states. As a result, the deperturbed rotational parameters were derived precisely to improve the RKR potential. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Far-Infrared Laser Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study of the nu(2) Bending Fundamental of the CCN Radical in Its &Xtilde;(2)Pi(r) State

Bending vibration-rotation transitions between the (010) μ(2)Sigma(-) and (000) (2)Pi(r) vibronic states of the CCN radical in its ground electronic state have been observed using far-infrared laser magnetic resonance (FIR LMR) spectroscopy. Thirteen FIR laser lines were used to record 769 resonances. The LMR data, combined with previous data, were used to determine vibrational, Renner-Teller, fine-structure, rotational, hyperfine, and molecular g-factor parameters using a least-squares fitting routine. The model used was an N(2) effective Hamiltonian modified to include the Renner-Teller effect explicitly in a (2)Pi electronic state. The band origin for the (010) μ(2)Sigma(-) <-- (000) &Xtilde;(2)Pi(r) transition was determined to be 179.598176 +/- 0.000067 cm(-1). The spin-orbit splitting in the ground state was refined and the complete set of (14)N-hyperfine parameters determined for the first time.     

Fourier Transform Spectroscopy of the A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) System of CaO

The A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) near-infrared system of CaO was observed for the first time at high resolution using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) chemiluminescence was excited in a Ca + N(2)O flame produced in a Broida-type oven. More than 3000 rotational lines, classified into 19 bands involving the A'(1)Pi 0 /= 2) levels with the nearby b(3)Sigma(+) (v-2) levels has been detected. An extended set of A'(1)Pi (v = 0-3) data has been obtained which is suitable for use in a future multistate deperturbation analysis of the a(3)Pi approximately A'(1)Pi approximately b(3)Sigma(+) approximately A(1)Sigma(+) complex of excited states. The new near-infrared spectra of the A'(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) transition of CaO also permits the first direct high-resolution linkage between the orange and green systems and the near-infrared bands. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Fourier Transform Spectroscopy of NiCl: Identification of a Low-Lying (2)Sigma(+) State (1768 cm(-1))

From a comparison with the spectrum of NiF, a low-lying (2)Sigma(+) state is expected to lie in the first 2000 cm(-1) above the ground X(2)Pi(3/2) state of NiCl. The identification of this (2)Sigma(+) (v = 0) state (at 1768 cm(-1)) has been carried out through the analysis of two electronic transitions (2)Pi(3/2)-(2)Sigma(+) (22 720 cm(-1)) and (2)Pi(1/2)-(2)Sigma(+) (23 210 cm(-1)) recorded by high-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy. Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy allowed these transitions to be located on an absolute energy-level diagram that includes the previously studied electronic states. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Electronic States and Spectra of BiNa

Gas-phase emission spectra of the hitherto unknown free radical BiNa have been measured in the NIR range with a Fourier transform spectrometer. The emissions were observed from a fast-flow system in which bismuth vapor in argon carrier gas was passed through a microwave discharge and mixed with sodium vapor in an observation tube. Two systems of blue-degraded bands observed in the ranges 8900-9800 and 7200-7800 cm(-1) were measured at high spectral resolution and vibrational and rotational analyses were performed. To aid in the analysis of the experimental data, a series of relativistic configuration interaction calculations has been carried out to obtain potential curves for the low-lying states of BiNa and also electric dipole transition moments connecting them. As in the isovalent BiH system, the ground state of BiNa is found to be X(3)Sigma(-) with a spin splitting of about 1769 cm(-1). The first excited state is A(3)Pi, and the observed band systems are assigned to the transitions A(3)Pi(A(2)0(+)) --> X(3)Sigma(-)(X(1)0(+), X(2)1). Comparison with earlier work on the isovalent BiH system emphasizes that the relative weakness of the varsigma MO in BiNa is responsible for qualitative differences in the electronic spectra of these two systems. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Laser-Excited Fluorescence Spectra of Strontium Monoiodide

Fluorescence spectra of strontium monoiodide excited by Ar++ and Kr+ laser lines have been analyzed by Fourier transform spectrometry. Rotational levels have been populated either directly or after collisional relaxation: (i) in D2Sigma+ (v = 0, 1) by ultraviolet lines of Ar++, inducing numerous fluorescence transitions ending in the levels v = 0-3 of the strongly interacting A2Pi and B2Sigma+ states, (ii) in A2Pi3/2 (v = 0-4) by Kr+ line at 676.44 nm, de-exciting into transitions to X2Sigma+ (v = 0-6). Deperturbed constants for A2Pi and B2Sigma+ states and A approximately B interaction parameter are calculated from the numerical treatment of D2Sigma+ (v = 0, 1) --> A2Pi (v = 0-3) approximately B2Sigma+ (v = 0-3) transitions. Rotational constants for D2Sigma+ (v = 0, 1) are obtained for the first time. The wavenumbers of some 670 fluorescence lines are cataloged. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Efficient production of ground-state potassium molecules at sub-mK temperatures by two-step photoassociation

We have developed a two-step " R-transfer" method that efficiently produces translationally ultracold potassium molecules in the X (1)Sigma(+)(g) electronic ground state. Laser-cooled atoms are initially photoassociated at large internuclear separation R to form molecules in high vibrational levels of the 1 (1)Pi(g) state, which are in turn excited by an additional laser to shorter-range Rydberg states such as 5 (1)Pi(u) and 6 (1)Pi(u). Subsequent radiative decay produces ground-state molecules at rates up to 10(5) molecules/second per vibrational level.     

Optical Spectroscopy of Diatomic Species: Copper with Group 14 Elements (Si, Ge, Sn, Pb)

Electronic band systems of the gaseous diatomic compounds of copper and various X elements of the 14th column (Si, Ge, Sn, Pb) have been observed by thermal excitation in the red part of the visible spectrum. Vibrational analysis of the two subsystems observed for each of these molecules (except for CuPb with only one system) are reported and assigned as (2)Sigma(+)-(2)Pi(3/2) and (2)Sigma(+)-(2)Pi(1/2) transitions. The variation of the spin-orbit splitting of the (2)Pi lower states from CuSi to CuSn follows closely that of the np shell spin-orbit parameters in the group 14 atoms. This fully corroborates previous ab initio calculations that predict a (2)Pi(r) ground state with the ionic Cu(+) (3d(10))X(-)(pvarsigma(2)ppi) configuration for these molecules. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Fourier Transform Emission Spectroscopy of the Low-Lying Electronic States of NbN

The high-resolution spectrum of NbN has been investigated in emission in the 3000-15 000 cm(-1) region using a Fourier transform spectrometer. The bands were excited in a microwave discharge through a mixture of NbCl(5) vapor, approximately 5 mTorr of N(2), and 3 Torr of He. Numerous bands observed in the near-infrared region have been classified into the following transitions: f(1)Phi-c(1)Gamma, e(1)Pi-a(1)Delta, C(3)Pi(0+)-A(3)Sigma(-)(1), C(3)Pi(0-)-A(3)Sigma(-)(1), C(3)Pi(1)-a(1)Delta, C(3)Pi(1)-A(3)Sigma(-)(0), d(1)Sigma(+)-A(3)Sigma(-)(0), and d(1)Sigma(+)-b(1)Sigma(+). These observations are consistent with the energy level diagram provided by laser excitation and emission spectroscopy [Y. Azuma, G. Huang, M. P. J. Lyne, A. J. Merer, and V. I. Srdanov, J. Chem. Phys. 100, 4138-4155 (1993)]. The missing d(1)Sigma(+) state has been observed for the first time and its spectroscopic parameters are consistent with the theoretical predictions of S. R. Langhoff and W. Bauschlicher, Jr. [J. Mol. Spectrosc. 143, 169-179 (1990)]. Rotational analysis of a number of bands has been obtained and improved spectroscopic parameters have been extracted for the low-lying electronic states. The observation of several vibrational bands with v = 1 has enabled us to determine the vibrational intervals and equilibrium bond lengths for the A(3)Sigma(-)(0), a(1)Delta, b(1)Sigma(+), d(1)Sigma(+), and C(3)Pi(1) states. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Electronic Spectrum of the Antimony Monoxide Radical

The 0-1 band (4271.3 ?) of the B(2)Sigma(+)-X(2)(2)Pi(3/2) transition, the 0-6 band (4275 ?) of the H(2)Pi(3/2)-X(2)(2)Pi(3/2) transition, the 0-0 band (3776.2 ?) of the B(2)Sigma(+)-X(1)(2)Pi(1/2) transition, and the 2-0 (3251.3 ?) as well as the 3-0 (3194.2 ?) bands of the C(2)Sigma(-)-X(1)(2)Pi(1/2) transition of SbO have been photographed at high resolution using the single isotope of antimony (121)Sb. An unambiguous analysis of the rotational structure of all these bands has been carried out for the first time. The magnitude and sign of the Lambda doubling constant p(0) of the X(1)(2)Pi(1/2) state have been determined and as a result of that, the symmetry of the C state has been uniquely identified as C(2)Sigma(-). Accurate rotational constants of all the states involved have been determined by a global linear least-squares fit. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Enhanced Access to the Dark Triplet States of (7)Li(2) through New Singlet-Triplet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) Perturbation Window Levels: Perturbation-Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Study of the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) State

Two new pairs of singlet-triplet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) mixed levels of (7)Li(2) have been observed and used here as "window" levels in cw perturbation-facilitated optical-optical double-resonance (PFOODR) experiments. Previously, only one b(3)Pi(u) vibrational level, v = 19, was known to mix with the singlet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) v = 13 level, resulting in three perturbed A approximately b pairs [L. Li, T. An, T.-J. Whang, A. M. Lyyra, W. C. Stwalley, R. W. Field, and R. A. Bernheim, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 3342 (1992)]. The scarcity of window levels and the resulting difficulty in accessing the dark triplet states of Li(2) is caused by the weak spin-orbit interaction of Li(2). The two new mixed b(3)Pi(u) v = 15 and 22 levels reported here enhance access to the dark triplet state manifold through expansion of the Franck-Condon overlap factor range. Furthermore, the earlier range of accessible rotational levels, N = 5, 7, and 10, is now expanded to include N = 8 and N = 16, thereby allowing for more reliable determination of the excited triplet states rotational structure. To demonstrate the importance of the new A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) mixed levels, we have studied the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state by cw PFOODR fluorescence excitation spectroscopy. New molecular constants and RKR potential curve have been determined. As previously reported [L. Li, G. Lazarov, and A. M. Lyyra, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 191, 387 (1998)], the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state interacts with the repulsive 1(3)Pi(g) state by L-uncoupling and predissociates. We show that some 2(3)Pi(g) levels predissociate accidentally by the 1(3)Pi(g) state via the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state through L-uncoupling. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

The E(2)Sigma(+) --> C(2)Pi Transition of NO and Term Values for the A, D, E, and C Lowest Rydberg Levels

The E(2)Sigma(+) --> C(2)Pi Rydberg-Rydberg transition of (14)N(16)O near 8492 cm(-1) has been studied by Fourier transform spectrometry in the emission from a dc excited supersonic jet expansion and from a dc discharge under equilibrium conditions. The same transition has also been observed in laser-induced stimulated emission. Line wavenumbers of the 0-0, 1-1, and 2-2 bands, together with data for previously published near-infrared transitions, have been reduced to consistent sets of rovibronic term values for v = 0, 1, and 2 of the A(2)Sigma(+), D(2)Sigma(+), E(2)Sigma(+), and C(2)Pi states which frequently serve as intermediates in the multiphoton excitation of higher Rydberg levels of NO. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Electronic States and Spectra of TeH and TeLi

Gas-phase emission spectra of the hitherto unknown free radical TeLi have been measured in the NIR range with a Fourier-transform spectrometer. The emissions were observed from a fast flow system in which tellurium vapor in argon carrier gas was passed through a microwave discharge and mixed with lithium vapor in an observation tube. Two systems of blue-degraded bands were measured at high spectral resolution in the ranges 8000-9000 and 5700-6700 cm(-1) and vibrational and rotational analyses were performed. In order to aid in the analysis of the experimental data, a series of relativistic configuration interaction calculations has been carried out to obtain potential curves for the low-lying states of TeLi and the isovalent TeH and also electric dipole transition moments connecting them. As in the TeH system, the ground state of TeLi is found to be X(2)Pi(i), but with a remarkably smaller spin-orbit splitting. The TeLi calculations indicate a strongly bound A(2)Sigma(+) state, while in TeH the analogous state is computed to lie significantly higher at approximately 32 000 cm(-1), and it is strongly predissociated. Based on the theoretical analysis, the observed TeLi band systems are assigned to the transitions A(2)Sigma(+)(A1/2)-->X(1)(2)Pi(3/2)(X(1)3/2) and A(2)Sigma(+)(A1/2)-->X(2)(2)Pi(1/2)(X(2)1/2). Analysis of the spectra has yielded the molecular constants (in cm(-1)) X(1)(2)Pi(3/2):omega(e)=457.49(3), omega(e)x(e)=2.482(9), B(0)=0.408908(8); X(2)(2)Pi(1/2): T(e)=2353.44(3), omega(e)=456.28(4), omega(e)x(e)=2.635(8), B(0)=0.414954(8), p(0)=1.00637(4); A(2)Sigma(+): T(e)=8574.64(2), omega(e)=437.81(3), omega(e)x(e)=2.581(8), B(0)=0.423903(8), p(0)=-0.19915(2), where the numbers in parentheses are the standard deviations of the parameters. Comparison of the isovalent TeLi and TeH systems emphasizes that the difference in bonding character (ionic in TeLi vs covalent in TeH) is responsible for qualitative differences in the electronic spectra of these two molecules. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Multireference configuration interaction potential curve and analytical potential energy function of the ground and low-lying excited states of CdSe

The potential energy curves (PECs) of the ground state ($^{3}\Pi )$ and three low-lying excited states ($^{1}\Sigma $, $^{3}\Sigma $,$^{ 1}\Pi )$ of CdSe dimer have been studied by employing quasirelativistic effective core potentials on the basis of the complete active space self-consistent field method followed by multireference configuration interaction calculation. The four PECs are fitted to analytical potential energy functions using the Murrel--Sorbie potential function. Based on the PECs, the vibrational levels of the four states are determined by solving the Schr\"{o}dinger equation of nuclear motion, and corresponding spectroscopic constants are accurately calculated. The equilibrium positions as well as the spectroscopic constants and the vibrational levels are reported. By our analysis, the $^{3}\Pi $ state, of which the dissociation asymptote is Cd($^{1}$S) + Se($^{3}$P), is identified as a ground state of CdSe dimer, and the corresponding dissociation energy is estimated to be 0.39\,eV. However, the first excited state is only 1132.49\,cm$^{ - 1}$ above the ground state and the $^{3}\Sigma $ state is the highest in the four calculated states.     

The rotational spectrum of methoxyethyne: Centrifugal distortion and internal rotation analysis

In the rotational spectrum of methoxyethyne 173 new transitions (J ≤ 30) have been measured between 150 and 240 GHz. In the centimeter range 25 new transitions (J ≤ 11) of the first excited torsional state have also been assigned. An overall fit of the measurements using a structure relaxation model has allowed us to accurately determine the internal rotation parameters. For the A substate effective rotational parameters are given which allow the calculation of transition frequencies of possible astrophysical interest.     

Fluorescence Excitation Spectrum of a (2)Pi(3/2)-(2)Pi(3/2) Transition of NiF

In this study, a supersonic beam of NiF was produced by the reaction of SF(6) with a dc discharge-sputtering source of nickel atoms. The laser-induced fluorescence excitation spectrum of a (2)Pi(3/2)-(2)Pi(3/2) transition has been recorded in the range of 500-520 nm and rotational structure of 506.5-nm band analyzed under the 30 K rotational temperature. Our data are consistent with a (2)Pi(3/2) ground state for NiF. The lifetime of this band is measured. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of YbCl: The B(2)Sigma(+)-X(2)Sigma(+) Transition

High-resolution laser excitation spectra have been obtained for the 0-0, 1-1, and 0-1 bands of the B(2)Sigma(+)-X(2)Sigma(+) transition of YbCl and a rotational analysis has been performed on the (174)Yb(35)Cl and (172)Yb(35)Cl isotopomers. Comparison of the spin-rotation constant, gamma, for the B(2)Sigma(+) state with the lambda-doubling constant of the A(2)Pi(1/2) state (1) shows that the two excited states form a unique perturber pair arising from the 6psigma and 6ppi orbitals centered on the Yb(+) ion. The principal results for the B(2)Sigma(+) state are B(e)=0.097552(5) cm(-1), R(e)=2.43623(6) ?, gamma(e)=-2.1655(6)x10(-4) cm(-1), and DeltaG(1/2)=313.111(2) cm(-1). Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

The Perturbation between the G(1)Pi(g) and 2(1)Delta(g) States of (7)Li(2)

We have observed the rotational levels in the v = 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 vibrational manifolds of the 2(1)Delta(g) state of (7)Li(2) via the A(1)Sigma(+)(u) intermediate levels by DeltaLambda = 2 transitions. This violation of the DeltaLambda = 0, +/-1 selection rule is due to the interaction with the G(1)Pi(g) state. Band-by-band deperturbations of the G(1)Pi(g) approximately 2(1)Delta(g) (v(Pi), v(Delta)) = (11, 2), (12, 3), (15, 5), (16, 6), (18, 7), and (19, 8) bands have been performed. Deperturbed molecular constants and rotational-electronic interaction parameters are reported here. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Fourier Transform Emission Spectroscopy of CuCl

The electronic spectra of CuCl were observed in the 18 000 cm(-1) to 25 000 cm(-1) spectral region using a Bruker IFS 120 HR Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) and with the FTS associated with the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak. On the basis of ab initio calculations, the labels for the electronic states were revised, and the a(3)Sigma(+)(1)-X(1)Sigma(+) 0-0 band, the b(3)Pi(0)-X(1)Sigma(+) 0-0, 1-0, and 0-1 bands, the b(3)Pi(1)-X(1)Sigma(+) 0-0, 1-0, and 0-1 bands, the A(1)Pi-X(1)Sigma(+) 0-0, 1-0, and 0-2 bands, and the B(1)Sigma(+)-X(1)Sigma(+) 0-0 and 1-0 bands were measured. Improved spectroscopic constants were obtained for the excited and ground states. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.