Recombination energy of N22+

The recombination energy of N₂²⁺ has been computed using N₂²⁺, N₂²⁺ and N₂ potential curves from the literature. Vibrational overlaps and energies liberated in the various N₂²⁺³∑^?_g,¹∑_g⁺, ³Π_u, ¹Π_u → N₂⁺(X²∑⁺_g, A ²∑⁺_g, A ²Π_u, B²∑_u⁺,C²∑_u⁺) vibronic transitions have been computed and used as input for determination of the N₂⁺ recombination energy.     

Studies on the reaction N + N3 → N2(B 3Πg) + N2(X 1Σ+g)

Strongly enhanced N₂ first positive emission N₂(B ³Π_g → A ³Σ⁺_u) has been observed on addition of N atoms into a flowing mixture of Cl and HN₃. The dependence of the emission intensity on N atom concentration gave a rate constant for the reaction N + N₃ → N₂(B ³Π_g) + N₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g) of _i(1.6 ± 1.1) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. That for the reaction Cl + HN₃ → HCl + N₃ is (8.9 ± 1.0) × 10^?13 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 from the decay of the emission. Comparison of the emission intensity in ClHN₃ with that in ClHN₃N gave the rate constant of the reaction N₃ + N₃ → N₂(B ³Π_g) + 2N₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g) as 1.4 × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 on the assumption that N + N₃ yields only N₂(B ³Π_g) + N₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g).     

Laser-induced fluorescence in N2 and N+2 by multiple-photon excitation at 266 nm

The fluorescence transitions corresponding to the second positive system of N₂ (C³Π_u → B³Π_g) for Δv = 0, 1 and the first negative system of N⁺₂(B²Σ⁺_u → X²Σ⁺_g) for Δv = 0, 1, 2 have been observed following laser-induced mul excitation of N₂.     

Laser-induced fluorescence in supersonic nozzle beams predissociation in the Rb2 C1πu and D 1πu states

By exciting Rb₂ in a supersonic nozzle beam with a pulsed dye laser in the C ¹Π_u-X ¹Σ⁺_g and the D ¹Π_u-X ¹Σ⁺_g band system, we find evidence tor different predissociation processes The products appear as follows from the C state, Rb^* (5 ²P_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}) exclusively, and from the D state Rb*(4²D_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}) predominantly, followcd by Rb^*(5 ²P_i-5²S) cascade radiation In addition, a lower bound of D_e(Rb₂X¹Σ⁺_g)? 3939± 10 cm^?1 is obtained.     

Low-lying states of cs22+

Using an MC SCF CI method, wavefunctions for the ground state ¹∑⁺_g and the excited states of the symmetries ¹∑⁺_g, ¹Π_g, and ¹Δ_g of the Cs²⁺₂ ionic system are generated. The potential curves for eleven ¹∑⁺_g twelve ¹Π_g, and six ¹Δ_g states are calculated. Results suggest a small charge-transfer cross section for the reaction CS⁺ + Cs⁺ → Cs CS²⁺.     

Chemiluminescent emissions from the gas phase reactions of ozone with acetylene and allene

Chemiluminescence spectra (300–800 nm) from the reactions of ozone with acetylene and allene have been obtained. These spectra show the production of electronically excited CHO, OH(²Π_i, υ ? 9) and possibly C₂(B³Π_g, υ′ = 0 → X³Π_u, υ″ = 6) from the O₃ + C₂H₂ reaction. CH(²Δ), OH(²Σ⁺) and OH(²Π_j, υ ? 9) emissions were identified from the O₃ + C₃H₄ reaction in addition to the CH₂O(¹A″) emission previously reported.     

Energy transfer processes in reactions of He(2 3S) and Ne(3P0,2) with CS2

A comparative spectroscopic study in the visible and ultraviolet ranges was conducted on the flowing afterglows resulting from the reactions of He(2 ³S) and Ne(³P_0,2) metastables with CS₂. Penning ionization was found to be the predominant energy transfer process. However, electron—ion recombination within the afterglows constitutes a major secondary process and gives rise to the most intense emitting system, CS(A ¹ Π → X ¹Σ⁺). Both afterglows were found to produce the CS⁺₂($\text{B}$²Σ⁺_u-$\text{X}$²Π_g), CS⁺₂($\text{A}$²Π_u-$\text{X}$²Π_g) and CS(a ³Π-X ¹Σ⁺) emission systems as well as some atomic sulfur emission lines. Some intensity differences were observed and are interpreted in terms of energetics and the formation mechanisms of the emitting species. A moderately strong CS⁺(A ²Π_i-X ²Σ⁺) emission system was also observed in the ehlium afterglow. In addition, a weak, sharp group of bands in the 390–420 nm range in the helium afterglow has been determined to be due to the presence of a small amount of He⁺ ions. This group of bands consists of two overlapping emission systems and are identified as CS(B ¹Σ⁺ → A ¹Π) and CS⁺(B ²Σ⁺ → A ²Π_i).     

Lifetime measurements on single vibrational levels of C2(d 3Πg) by laser fluorescence excitation

The radiative lifetimes of the six lowest vibrational levels of C₂(d ³Π_g) were obtained from decay time studies of the C₂(d ³Π_g → a ³Π_u) Swan band fluorescence excited by a pulsed tunable dye laser. The lifetime was found to be 120 ± 10 ns, independent of the vibrational level. From the experimental results the dependence of the electronic transition moment on the internuclear distance was derived.     

Investigation of the molecular chemiluminescence SrCl(A2Π1/2,3/2, B2Σ+ → X2Σ+) and the atomic resonance fluorescence Sr(53P1 → 51S0) in the time-domain following the pulsed dye laser generation of Sr(53 PJ) in the presence of CH2Cl2

Time-resolved investigations of the atomic resonance fluorescence Sr(5³P₁ → 5¹S₀) and the molecular chemiluminescence from SrCl(A²Π_1/2,3/2, B²Σ⁺ → X²Σ⁺) are reported following the reaction of the electronically excited strontium atom, Sr(5s5p(³P_J)), 1.807 eV above its 5s²(¹S₀) electronic ground state, with CH₂Cl₂. The optically metastable strontium atom was generated by pulsed dye-laser excitation of ground state strontium vapor to the Sr(5³P₁) state at λ = 689.3 nm (Sr(5³P₁ ← 5¹S₀)) at elevated temperature (850 K) in the presence of excess helium buffer gas in which rapid Boltzmann equilibration within the 5³P_J manifold takes place. Sr(5³P_J) was then monitored by time-resolved atomic fluorescence from Sr(5³P₁) at the resonance wavelength together with chemiluminescence from electronically excited SrCl resulting from reaction of the excited atom with CH₂Cl₂. The molecular systems recorded in the time-domain were SrCl(A²Π_1/2 → X²Σ⁺) (Δν = 0, λ = 674 nm), SrCl(A²Π_3/2 → X²Σ⁺) (Δν = 0, λ = 660 nm), and SrCl(B²Σ⁺ → X²Σ⁺) (Δν = 0, λ = 636 nm). Both the A²Π (179.0 kJ mol^?1) and (B²Σ⁺(188.0) kJ mol^?1) states of SrCl are energetically accessible on collision between Sr(³P) and CH₂Cl₂. Exponential decay profiles for both the atomic and molecular (A,B – X) chemiluminescence emission are observed and the first-order decay coefficients characterized in each case. These are found to be equal under identical conditions and hence SrCl(A²Π, B²Σ⁺) are shown to arise from direct Cl-atom abstractions on reaction with this halogenated species. The combination of integrated molecular and atomic intensity measurements, coupled with optical sensitivity calibration, yields estimations of the branching ratios into the A_1/2,3/2, B, and X states arising from Sr(5³ P_J) + CH₂Cl₂ which are found to be as follows: A_1/2, 3.0 × 10^?3; A_3/2, 1.7 × 10^?3; B, 4.4 × 10^?4 yielding ΣSrCl(A_1/2 + A_3/2 + B) = 5.1 × 10^?3. As only the X, A and B states of SrCl are accessible on reaction, this indicates an upper limit for the branching ratio into the ground state of 0.995. The present results are compared with previous time-resolved measurements on SrF, Cl, Br(A²Π,B²Σ⁺ ? X²Σ⁺) that we have reported on various halogenated species and with analogous chemiluminescence studies on Sr(³P) with other halides obtained from molecular beam measurements. The results are further compared with those from a series of previous analogous investigations in the time-domain we have presented of molecular emissions from CaF, Cl, Br, I (A,B – X) arising from the collisions of Ca(4³P_J) with appropriate halides and with branching ratio data for Ca(4³P_J) obtained in beam measurements. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Laser induced photodissociation of Hn3 at 266 nm. I. Primary products,photofragment energy distributions and reactions of intermediates

A detailed analysis of the primary photodissociation products resulting from the 266 nm laser photolysis of HN₃ is reported. The major primary fragments are N₂(¹Σ_g⁺) and NH(¹Δ). The NH(¹Δ) fragment is formed ? 99.8% in the ν = 0 level with ≈ 900 cm^?1 of rotational energy and ? 5000 cm^?1 of translational energy for the axially scattered fragments. A new chemiluminescent reaction is reported: NH(¹Δ) + HN₃ (¹A′) → NH ₂(²A₁) + N₃(²Π_g), which appears to be a major reaction channel of the primary NH(¹Δ) fragment. A kinetic analysis of this reaction and several other NH(¹Δ) reactions are the subject of the following associated paper. A correlation study of the NH(¹Δ) and N₂(¹Σ_g⁺) products with the dissociating states of HN₃ is made which requires a reassignment of the lower-lying HN₃ transitions.     

Vibrational energy transfer from N2 to CO on electron excitation of N2-CO solids at 4.2 K

Spectra emitted from 0.1% CO-N₂ solids excited with high energy electrons at 4 K show evidence for resonant transfer of vibrational energy from highly excited vibrational levels of N₂ to CO in the process N₂(X¹Σ_g⁺, ν) + CO(ν = 0) → N₂(X¹Σ_g⁺, ν - 1) + CO(ν = 1) + phonons. Energy transfer from levels with ν ? 9 has been observed.     

High-Resolution Experimental Study on Photodissocaition of N2O

We study the photodissociation dynamics of nitrous oxide using the time-sliced ion velocity imaging technique at three photolysis wavelengths of 134.20, 135.30, and 136.43 nm. The O(¹S_J=0)+N₂(X¹∑_g⁺) product channels were investigated by measuring images of the O(¹S_J=0) products. Vibrational states of N₂(X¹∑_g⁺) products were fully resolved in the images. Product total kinetic energy releases (TKER) and the branching ratios of vibrational states of N₂ products were determined. It is found that the most populated vibrational states of N₂ products are v=2 and v=3. The angular anisotropy parameters (β values) were also derived. The β values are very close to 2 at low vibrational states of the correlated N₂(X¹∑_g⁺) products at all three photolysis wavelengths, and gradually decrease to about 1.4 at v=7. This indicates the dissociation is mainly through a parallel transition state to form products at lower vibrational states, and the highly vibrational exited products are from a more bent configuration. This is consistent with the observed shift of the most intense rotational structure in the TKER as the vibrational quantum number increases.     

The N(4S) + N2O(X̃1∑) reaction

The title reaction, which is spin‐forbidden for N₂(X¹∑) + NO(X²Π) production, has been studied from 960 to 1130 K in a high‐temperature photochemistry reactor. No reaction could be observed, indicating k < 1 × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. It is concluded that there is no significant contribution from the spin‐allowed exothermic path leading to N₂(X¹∑) + NO(a⁴Π). © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 33: 387–389, 2001     

O‐loss photodissociation of the OCS+ ion in the low‐lying electronic states studied using multiconfiguration second‐order perturbation theory

The CASPT2 potential energy curves (PECs) for O‐loss dissociation from the X²Π, A²Π, B²Σ⁺, C²Σ⁺, 1⁴Σ^?, 1²Σ^?, and 1⁴Π states of the OCS⁺ ion were calculated. The PEC calculations indicate that X²Π, 1⁴Σ^?, 1²Σ^?, and 1⁴Π correlate with CS⁺(X²Σ⁺) + O(³P_g); A²Π and B²Σ⁺ correlate with CS⁺(A²Π) + O(³P_g); and C²Σ⁺ probably correlates with CS⁺(X²Σ⁺) + O(¹D_g). The CASSCF minimum energy crossing point (MECP) calculations were performed for the C²Σ⁺/1⁴Σ^?, C²Σ⁺/1⁴Π, A²Π/1⁴Σ^?, A²Π/1²Σ^?, A²Π/1⁴Π, and B²Σ⁺/1²Σ^? state pairs and the spin‐obit couplings were calculated at the located MECPs. A conical intersection point between the B²Σ⁺ and C²Σ⁺ potential energy surfaces was found at the CASSCF level. Based on our calculations, seven O‐loss predissociation processes of the C²Σ⁺ state are suggested and an appearance potential value of 7.13 eV for the CS⁺ + O product group is predicted. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

CS+(B2Σ+ → A 2Πi) fluorescence from penning excitation of CS

The energy transfer reation of He(2³S) + CS was studied spectroscopically in a flowing afterglow apparatus. The CS⁺(B²Σ⁺ → A ²Π_i) transition is identified via three members of the Δν = 0 sequence (406–415 nm). The spin-orbit splitting of the (0, 0) band of CS⁺(A ²Π_i) is 301 ± 5 cm^?1. A weak emitting system (280–340 nm) is tentatively identified as CS⁺(B²Σ⁺→ X²Σ⁺).     

Vacuum UV emission by electronically-excited N2: The radicative lifetime of the N2(a′1Σ−u state

A measurement of the electronic transition moment variation for the N₂(a'¹Σ^?_uX¹Σ^+g) band system has allowed a reassessment of the radiative lifetime of N₂(a′). Relaxation to N₂(a′,υ=0) is established as the major channel for quenching of N₂(a¹Π_g, υ = 0) molecules by Ar.     

He2分子b3∏g(v=9)态的预解离

The predissociation of the v=9 level in the b³Π_g state by the c³∑_g⁺ state of helium eximer(He₂) was studied based on the newly observed (9, 3) band in the b³Π_g-a³∑_u⁺ system inthe region of 12065～12445 cm^-1 employing optical heterodyne-concentration modulationabsorption spectroscopy. With the help of the previous potential energy curves and molecular constants of He₂, the corresponding predissociation mechanism for the b³Π_g (v=9) state was analyzed. An RKR potential energy curve of b³Π_g and an ab initio potential curve of c³∑_g⁺ were used to calculate the predissociation linewidths that show basic agreement withobservations, which can quantitatively explain the experiments.     

Absolute emission cross sections for the calibration of optical detection systems in the 120–250 nm range

Absolute emission cross sections have been determined for electron impact on CO, NO and N₂. For the CO(A ¹ΠX ¹Σ⁺) and N₂(a ¹ΠX ¹Σ_g) radiation our data is in good agreement with that of other groups. For CO⁺ (B²Σ⁺X²Σ⁺) the values of the emission cross sections are different from those measured previously. This discrepancy is explained in terms of an inadequate straylight correction in the former experiments. For the NO(A²Σ⁺X²Π) emission no previous σ_em values are known to the authors. Furthermore the electronic transition moments of the NO(A²Σ⁺X²Π) and CO⁺(B²ΣX²Σ⁺) systems have been measured and are found to be independent of the internuclear distance.     

Intensities of spin-forbidden transitions in molecular oxygen and selective heavy-atom effects

Intensities of a¹Δg←X ³∑_g^? and b ¹∑_g⁺ ← X ³∑_g^? transitions in molecular oxygen have been calculated on the basis of the INDO method taking into account spin-orbit coupling by perturbation theory. The transitions are magnetic dipole in nature. The first of them (a ? X) steals its intensity from ³Π_g-³∑_g^? and ¹Π_g-¹Δ_g transitions, which are determined by the orbital angular-momentum operator. This source is not the principal one for the intensity of the second (b-X) transition. Its intensity is stolen principally from microwave transitions between spin sublevels of the ground ³∑_g^? state. The last source explains the large difference in intensities of the a-X and b-X transitions. Calculated oscillator strengths are in a good agreement with experiment. The same integrals that determine the intensity also determine the parameters of the spin Hamiltonian for the ground ³∑_g^? state. These parameters are in a good agreement with experiment also, showing the validity of the whole calculation. In a condensed phase the investigated transitions are enhanced by intermolecular exchange interaction. It is known that an external heavy atom (EHA ) enhances the b-X transition of oxygen in solution, but does not influence the a-X transition. In the collision complex O₂-EHA , which has a geometry without inversion symmetry, the microwave transitions between spin sublevels of the “³∑_g^?” state obtain electric-dipole moments, which are stolen from the charge-transfer transition. This mechanism explains the selective effect of EHA .