Abstract
The perturbed v=3 level of the d3s sigma(g)((1)Pi(g)) Rydberg state of O-2 has been excited in an optical-optical double resonance (OODR) experiment via J=0-16 of v=0 of the b((1)Sigma(g)(+)) state. The d((1)Pi(g)) state resonances were detected by ionization with one further probe photon near 340 nm. The range of J levels of the d((1)Pi(g)) state now accessed reveals a lack of variation in line widths that is not predicted by previous models of state-dependent predissociation. Instead, intensities of rotational lines in the ionization spectrum appear to be controlled by a J-dependent mixing of the d((1)Pi(g)) state with a nearby valence state that has a much lower ionization cross section at the probe wavelengths used. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)01730-X].
Original language | English |
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Article number | PII [S0021-9606(00)01730-X] |
Pages (from-to) | 2182-2187 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Aug 2000 |
Keywords
- PREDISSOCIATION
- O2
- NM