Characterization of a shallow-bound 0g+ valence state of I2 using emission from the D 0u+(3P2) and F' 0u+(1D2) ion-pair states populated by amplified spontaneous emission

A range of vibrational levels of the D 0(u)(+)((3)P(2)) and F' 0(u)(+)((1)D(2)) ion-pair states of I(2) is shown to be easily generated by amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from their more accessible partners, E 0(g)(+)((3)P(2)) and f' 0(g)(+)((1)D(2)), in sufficient concentration for dispersed fluorescence studies of the D 0(u)(+)((3)P(2)) --> 0(g)(+)(bb) and F' 0(u)(+)((1)D(2)) --> 0(g)(+)(bb) transitions to be carried out. T(0) (J = 49) of this shallow-bound 0(g)(+)(bb) valence state is unambiguously determined and an improved R(e) value of 3.952 +/- 0.005 A is obtained from optimizing the fit of the intensities of the vibrational progressions in the 0(g)(+)(bb) state, and T(e) is found to be 27311.3 +/- 2 cm(-1), leading to D(e) = 442.0 +/- 2 cm(-1).