Simultaneous determination of atomic and molecular ion and metastable densities in a helium afterglow between 1 and 100 Torr

Possible molecular origin of the 1.08-μ

Possible molecular origin of the 1.08-μ atomic line in the helium afterglow and of the continuum radiation in a helium discharge

✍ W.W. Robertson 📂 Article 📅 1969 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 252 KB

It is suggested that the electron-ion recombination of He; populates to some extent the He2 B-core states of Mulliken, and that subsequent vertical transitions terminate on the dissociating slopes of normal A-core curves leading to He(23P) and the 1.08 cr radiation. It is further suggested that such