Laser photoluminescence and photopredissociation of Rb2

Autor: H. P. Broida, J. M. Brom
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: The Journal of Chemical Physics. 61:982-987
ISSN: 1089-7690
0021-9606
Popis: Laser‐photoluminescence studies of Rb2 indicate that the C 1Πu state of the molecule is strongly predissociated. Both fixed frequency ion lasers and a tunable cw dye laser have used been to excite the photoluminescence at pressures from 1 to 100 torr of metal vapor contained in a heat‐pipe oven. The photoluminescence spectra show that the A 1Σu+ and B 1Πu states also are populated following absorption by the C 1Πu state. Recombination collisions between Rb 52P, formed in the predissociation of Rb2, and Rb 52S are proposed to account for the A→X and B→X emission. A strongly pressure dependent quasicontinuum emission is observed in the 540–610 nm region. This emission is attributed to transfer from the C 1Πu state into an unidentified state followed by transitions to high‐lying vibrational and continuum levels of the ground state.
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