High resolution laser excitation spectroscopy of barium monosulfide

High-resolution spectra of BaS were recorded using laser excitation spectroscopy. BaS molecules were synthesized in a Broida-type oven. The observed rotationally-resolved spectrum of BaS in the 12 100–12 765 cm^?1 spectral range contains the 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3 vibrational bands of the A′¹Π–X¹Σ⁺ transition and the 4-1, 5-1, 5-2 vibrational bands of the a³Π₁–X¹Σ⁺ transition. Approximately 1000 lines of the A′¹Π–X¹Σ⁺ transition and 600 lines of the a³Π₁–X¹Σ⁺ transition for the main isotopologue ¹³⁸Ba³²S (67.5% natural abundance) were measured. Rotational and vibrational parameters were derived for the A′¹Π and a³Π₁ states.