Relative photodissociation cross-section of NaCs molecule,using argon ion laser lines

Laser-induced photodissociation of NaCs molecule has been observed when a mixture of Na and Cs metal vapour in a glass cell was irradiated by most of the lines of an argon ion laser. The photodissociation results in the 3P state of Na atoms which is correlated with theF ¹Σ⁺ and G¹π molecular states of NaCs. Distribution of photofragments over fine structure components 3² P _3/2 and 3² P _1/2 of Na has been studied. The ratio of intensity ofD ₂ line (5890 Å) toD ₁ line (5896 Å) of Na varies from around 2 at 5145 Å to about 3.5 at 4579 Å. The relative photodissociation cross-section increases monotonically as the wave-length of laser light decreases from 5145 Å to 4579 Å. It is seen that the 4579 Å photon is about 200 times more effective than the 5145 Å photon in causing the photoreaction NaCs + (Ar⁺ photon) → Na*(3P) + Cs(6S).     

Optische Messung der Elektronenstoß-Anregung von Xenon und molekularem Stickstoff im Schwellenbereich mit hoher Energieauflösung

Relative optical excitation functions of Xe and N₂ have been measured in the threshold region. The inciting electron beam had a FWHM of 50 meV. The threshold behaviour of the excitation functions ofp-levels of Xenon is strongly influenced by resonances. The onset is step-like, in some cases resonance structure is to be seen just above threshold. In some excitation functions resonance structure is found immediatly above the ionization limit. This is believed to be caused by two compound states the parent states of which could be the 6d′ and the 8s′ autoionizing state of Xenon. In nitrogen, the excitation functions of two bands of the second positive group have been measured (3371 and 3755 Å), the upper levels of which are thev=0 and thev=1 levels of theC ³Π _u state. The excitation raises linear from threshold. In the 3371 Å excitation function a resonance maximum at 11.50 eV is observed, where the cross section is increased due to resonance population by about 100%, as measured with a FWHM of 50meV of the electron beam. The broad absolute maximums of the excitation functions are found to lie at 14.0±0.1 eV in the case of the 3371 Å- and at 14.3±0.1 eV in the 3755 Å-band.     

Temperature-dependent light scattering from magnetic excitons in TlCoF3

Raman spectra of antiferromagnetic thallium cobaltous fluoride have been obtained with 4579A argon ion laser excitation at temperatures from 4°K to T_N = 94 ± 2°K. The features observed consist of six Co²⁺ excitons ranging in energy from 325 to 1070 cm^-1, at two-magnon peak with low-temperature energy of 315 cm^-1, and a one-magnon feature whose 4°K energy is 37 cm^-1. The energy and linewidth of the one-magnon scattering has been measured from 4°K to about 0.8 T_N; it is found that the magnon becomes critically damped at about 0.8 T_N, in good agreement with our previous observations on RbCoF₃. The Co²⁺ excitons observed at 325, 380, 410, 730 (weak), 960, and 1070 cm^-1 agree in energy quite well with the KCoF₃ levels calculated by Buyers, Holden et al. as 340, 400, 467, 767, 967 and 1050 cm^-1.     

Experimental investigation of excitation of argon metastables by an electron swarm in argon nitrogen gas mixtures

Excitation of argon metastable levels (4³ P ₂+4³ P ₀) in a nonselfsustained discharge in Ar(≧99%)+N₂(≦1%) gas mixtures has been investigated by measuring N₂ second positive group which is the result of excitation transfer from Ar metastables to N₂ molecules. The method is based on the assumption, experimentally verified, that addition of small quantities of N₂ do not change markedly the probability of Ar excitation. The obtained excitation coefficients for production of Ar ^m in theE/N range (20–70)×10^?21Vm² are (3.5–13)×10^?22m² with an estimated uncertainty of ±50%. Simultaneously, excitation coefficients for direct excitation of nitrogenC-state by swarm electrons in Ar-N₂ mixtures have been obtained. A comparison of nitrogen spectra excited by electrons and by argon metastables showed significant differences in relative population of vibrational and rotational levels of the N₂(C ³ Π _U state in these two cases.     

Infrared spectra of matrix-isolated tungsten oxides

The infrared spectra of the WO, WO₂, and WO₃ molecules were observed in Kr and Ar matrices at 14 K. The vibrational constants of W¹⁶O, ω_e and ω_eχ_e, in both Ar and Kr matrices were derived from the measured frequencies of W¹⁶O and W¹⁸O. The ν₁ and ν₃ mode absorptions of three WO₂ isotopomers were identified in krypton matrices and an upper limit to the bond angle of 119.4 ± 0.5° was determined. The true bond angle is estimated to be 114 ± 3°. The different effects of tungsten isotopes on the linewidths of the ν₁ and ν₃ absorption peaks of WO₂ were observed and are consistent with the calculated effects. The WO₃ molecule, whose spectrum was observed in Ar matrices and possibly in Kr, was found to be planar symmetric (D_3h). The observed lineshapes of WO₃ absorption peaks are consistent with the expected effects of tungsten isotopes in natural abundance.     

The ultraviolet spectrum of SO2 in matrix isolation and the vibrational structure of the 2348 Å system

The absorption spectra of SO₂ in solid neon and argon have been observed in the spectral regions near 2200 Å and 2900 Å. The spectral shifts of the electronic transitions in the matrix relative to the vapor are reported, including a shift with aging of the matrix. Implications for the interpretation of the vibrational structure of the 2348 Å system are discussed. A large spectral shift is attributed to a shift of the vibrational frequency 2ν₃′ of the excited electronic state.     

Nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented 11/2− 129mXe and131mXe in Fe

The magnetic hyperfine splitting frequenciesν _M=¦gμ _NB_HF/h.¦ of the 11/2^? isomeric states^129m Xe (T_1/2=8.9d) and^131mXe (T_1/2=11.8d) in Fe were measured with nuclear magnetic resonance on oriented nuclei at temperatures of 10–15 mK as 188.0(1) MHz and 209.8(1) MHz, respectively, the samples being prepared with the technique of recoil implantation after (α, x n) reactions. The magnetic moments of^129m Xe and^131m Xe are deduced to be (?)0.8914(6)μ _N and (?)0.9943(6)μ _N, respectively. The missing γ-anisotropies for allγ-transitions following the decay of 36.4d ¹²⁷Xe indicateI=1/2 for the ground state spin of¹²⁷Xe.     

Wing profile measurements of the resonance emission lines of Na (5890/96Å) and Sr (4607Å) in flames

The blue and red wing intensity distributions of the Na 5890Åand 5896Åresonance lines were measured in emission in a pre-mixed, laminar, shielded H₂/O₂ flame at 1 atm with Ar or N₂ as diluent gases (T≈2000 K). The wavelength range scanned amounted to about 20Åfrom line center. In addition, we measured the wing intensity distributions of the resonance line of Sr (4607Å) in CO/N₂O flames at 1 atm (T≈2800 K) in a wavelength range of about 10Åfrom line center. The scanning monochromator used in these emission experiments had a spectral bandwidth of 0.30±0.04Å.For the resonance lines of Na and of Sr, the wavelength dependence of each wing was derived from 25 repeated scans and found to differ from theoretical predictions based on binary quasistatic theory.The red wing of the D₁ line of Na was investigated for the occurrence of satellites. We discovered a structure resembling a “smoothed” satellite at about 12Åfrom line centre. A satellite-like structure was also found in the blue wing of the resonance emission line of Sr at about 5Åfrom line center.     

Raman scattering in (SN)x crystals

Polarized Raman spectra are reported for the high frequency intrachain modes in crystals of the metallic polymer (SN)_x. The principal features observed (at 454, 621, 658 and 782 cm^?1) are strong, very anisotropic, and sharper than in thin films. The strongest feature, at 658 cm^?1, narrows but does not shift with decreasing temperature or increasing pressure. Some of the peaks vary in relative intensity as the laser frequency is varied from 4579 to 6005 Å through the plasma resonance.     

Matrix isolation of Mg2 and Mgn molecules in neon,argon, and nitrogen hosts

The Mg₂ and Mg_n molecules have been formed and studied in neon, argon, and nitrogen matrices at approximately 4° and 12 K. Bands observed between 2000 and 3500 Å have been investigated as a function of gradual changes in trapping conditions and assigned to various stages of magnesium atom polymerization. The A¹Σ_u⁺ ← X¹Σ_g⁺ system of Mg₂ relative to the gas exhibits a pronounced red shift which increases with the polarizability of the matrix host. A band at 2653 Å in argon was observed which can be tentatively assigned to another Mg₂ system.     

Control of composition and crystallinity in hydroxyapatite films deposited by electron cyclotron resonance plasma sputtering

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) films were deposited by electron cyclotron resonance plasma sputtering under a simultaneous flow of H₂O vapor gas. Crystallization during sputter-deposition at elevated temperatures and solid-phase crystallization of amorphous films were compared in terms of film properties. When HAp films were deposited with Ar sputtering gas at temperatures above 460 °C, CaO byproducts precipitated with HAp crystallites. Using Xe instead of Ar resolved the compositional problem, yielding a single HAp phase. Preferentially c-axis-oriented HAp films were obtained at substrate temperatures between 460 and 500 °C and H₂O pressures higher than 1×10⁻² Pa. The absorption signal of the asymmetric stretching mode of the PO₄³⁻ unit (ν₃) in the Fourier-transform infrared absorption (FT-IR) spectra was the narrowest for films as-crystallized during deposition with Xe, but widest for solid-phase crystallized films. While the symmetric stretching mode of PO₄³⁻ (ν₁) is theoretically IR-inactive, this signal emerged in the FT-IR spectra of solid-phase crystallized films, but was absent for as-crystallized films, indicating superior crystallinity for the latter. The Raman scattering signal corresponding to ν₁ PO₄³⁻ sensitively reflected this crystallinity. The surface hardness of as-crystallized films evaluated by a pencil hardness test was higher than that of solid-phase crystallized films.     

Dynamical treatment of binding,polarization and recoil in asymmetric ion-atom collisions

The cross sections for quenching the lowestn ² P states of the alkali atoms Li, Na, K., and Rb by the inert gases He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe are presented for 5 eV≦E _c.m.≦ 100 eV. These cross sections are derived from the corresponding cross sections for collisional excitation by applying the principle of microreversibility. Upper estimates for the quenching cross sections at thermal energies are given; in all studied cases the quenching cross sections are <8·10^?3Ų. These new upper limits are in most cases much lower than those obtained from other methods previously.     

Fluorescence spectra of matrix-isolated praseodymium triodide molecules

Fluorescence spectra of PrI₃ molecules isolated in Ar and Xe matrices have been measured for the first time. More than 40 transitions have been measured using Hg excitation and have been assigned to transitions within the 4f² configuration.     

Quenching of excited strontium atomic state measured in H2- and CO-flames

The efficiency of resonance fluorescence, Y, of the strontium resonance line (¹P₁→¹S₀ transition) at 4607.33 Å was measured in CO/N₂O, CO/O₂/Ar, and H₂/O₂/CO₂/N₂ flames at atmospheric pressure. From these data, the specific quenching cross sections, σ_qu, for CO₂ and CO were found to be (60 ± 10) Ų and  (300 ± 60) Ų, respectively. The experimental cross sections were confronted with the intermediate ionic-state curve-crossing model and chemical quenching model, respectively.     

Comparative Study on Excitation Mechanism of Chromium Emission Lines in Argon Radio‐Frequency Inductively‐Coupled Plasma,Nitrogen Microwave Induced Plasma,and Argon or Nitrogen Glow Discharge Plasmas

Boltzmann plots of both atomic and ionic chromium emission lines are investigated to compare the excitation mechanisms in four different plasmas: an argon inductively‐coupled plasma (Ar‐ICP), a nitrogen high‐power microwave induced plasma (N₂‐MIP), an argon glow discharge plasma (Ar‐GDP), and a nitrogen glow discharge plasma (N₂‐GDP). The plots of the atomic lines and the ionic lines give both linear relationships as well as similar excitation temperatures in the case of the Ar‐ICP, the N₂‐MIP, and the N₂‐GDP. It implies that a thermodynamic process such as electron collision would control their excitations. However, only in the case of the ionic‐line plot in the Ar‐GDP, a departure from linear relationship is observed and the estimated excitation temperature is rather higher than that with the atomic lines, meaning that a specific excitation mechanism exists in the Ar‐GDP. A possible explanation for these results is that a charge‐transfer collision between chromium atom and argon ion plays a dominant role in exciting highly‐lying energy levels of chromium ion, especially in the Ar‐GDP.     

Infrared and laser Raman gas spectra of SnH4

In the present work the ν₃(f₂) Raman band and the 2ν₃ infrared band of SnH₄ are reported. Analyses have been performed for the ν₃(f₂) Raman band and the ν₂(e), ν₃(f₂), ν₄(f₂) and 2ν₃ infrared bands. The interatomic distance in the ground state has been found to be 1.7108 ± 0.0010 Å.     

On the non-BoltzmannA-X emission in Na2 following laser excitation of theB state

A ¹Σ _u ⁺ -X ¹Σ _g ⁺ emission in Na₂ is observed following excitation ofB ¹π _u by various lines of an argon ion laser. The excitation energy ofB ¹π _u is collisionally transferred to the (2)¹Σ _g ⁺ which then radiatively populates theA ¹Σ _u ⁺ state. The Na vapour is contained in a stainless steel crossed heat pipe with Ar buffer gas and temperature around 600°C. For all laser lines except 4579 Å, the coarse features ofA-X emission are independent of the laser wavelength. However, at high resolution the finer differences between different laser line excitation are explained. Variousv′-v″ transitions in this emission are identified. Computer simulation is presented to help explain some features of this emission.     

Matrix isolation studies and potential function for perfluorocyclobutane

The infrared and Raman spectra of perfluorocyclobutane isolated in argon matrices at 1:100 and 1:200 mole ratios have been measured between 200 and 2000 cm^?1. Although the ring-puckering fundamental (ν₁₆) was not observed directly, an assignment for the 2 ← 1 (30 cm^?1) transition of ν₁₆ has been deduced from sum and difference bands resolved in the infrared spectrum. Potential functions based upon valence force models are considered in detail and correlated with those of similar ring systems. By using the frequency of the 2 ← 1 transition for ν₁₆ and a vibrational reduced mass of 1501 amu, an approximate model potential function calculation yields a slightly puckered equilibrium conformation with a barrier on the order of 124 cm^?1. The vibrational assignment for perfluorocyclobutane is discussed in terms of the new matrix isolation spectra.     

Determination of A0 of CH3Br from its Raman spectrum

A value of A₀ = 5.1800 ± 0.0010 cm^?1 for CH₃Br has been determined from an analysis of the ν₄ Raman band, based both on a direct fit of Q-branch frequencies and on ground state combination differences. The constants ν₄, (Aζ)₄, η₄₄, and A_e = 5.2442 ± 0.0015 cm^?1 were also determined. The equilibrium distance of the H atoms from the figure axis is calculated as 0.32077 ± 0.00005 Å. All the fundamental Raman bands of CH₃Br were observed, and experimental results for the ν₁, ν₂ and ν₅ bands are included.