The study of the D(') (1)Pi(u) state of H(2): transition probabilities from the ground state, predissociation yields, and natural linewidths

The absorption spectrum of the H(2) molecule was studied at high resolution in the 81-72 nm spectral range. A detailed analysis of the D(') (1)Pi(u)-->X (1)Sigma(g) (+) electronic band system is reported. In the spectrum, more than 70 new lines were assigned. For wavelengths longer than 75 nm, the D(') (1)Pi(u) (+) and (1)Pi(u) (-) components show a clearly different behavior: Tauhe (1)Pi(u) (+) one dissociates into H(1s)+H(n=2) whereas the (1)Pi(u) (-) one leads to molecular fluorescence. For shorter wavelengths, both components are predissociated into H(1s)+H(n=3). The predissociation yields, the dissociation widths, and the absolute values of the transition probabilities were measured over the vibrational progression from v(')=3 to 17, i.e., up to the dissociation limit. The comparison between these absolute transition probabilities and the values calculated in the adiabatic and nonadiabatic approximations demonstrates clearly the importance of nonadiabatic couplings.