High Resolution Laser Excitation Spectra and Franck-Condon Factors of A2Π-X2Σ+ Electronic Transition of MgF |
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Authors: | Jingwang Gu Zengjun Xiao Chunting Yu Qiang Zhang Yang Chen Dongfeng Zhao |
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Institution: | Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China |
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Abstract: | Magnesium monofluoride (MgF) is proposed as an ideal candidate radical for direct laser cooling. Here, the rotationally resolved laser spectra of MgF for the A2Π-X2Σ+ electronic transition system were recorded by using laser induced fluorescence technique. The MgF radicals were produced by discharging SF6/Ar gas mixtures between the tips of two magnesium needles in a supersonic jet expansion. We recorded a total of 19 vibrational bands belonging to three sequences of Δv=0, ±1 in the region of 348-370 nm. Accurate spectroscopic constants for both X2Σ+ and A2Π states are determined from rotational analysis of the experimental spectra. Spectroscopic parameters, including the Franck-Condon factors (FCFs), are determined from the experimental results and the Rydberg-Klein-Rees (RKR) calculations. Significant discrepancies between the experimentally measured and RKR-calculated FCFs are found, indicating that the FCFs are nearly independent of the spin-orbit coupling in the A2Π state. Potential energy curves (PECs) and FCFs determined here provide necessary data for the theoretical simulation of the laser-cooling scheme of MgF. |
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Keywords: | Magnesium monofluoride Laser induced fluorescence Rotationally resolved spectra Franck-Condon factor |
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