[X2Πg]ndλ1,3Λg Rydberg states of O2

✍ Scribed by J.S. Morrill; M.L. Ginter; B.R. Lewis; S.T. Gibson

• Book ID: 104151805
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 189 KB
• Volume: 219
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-2852
• DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2852(03)00075-4

✦ Synopsis

Experimental observations of the gerade (g) states of O 2 that exist between the dissociation limit of the B 3 R À u state and the X 2 P g ground state of O þ 2 are reexamined. Emphasis is placed on the assignment of electronic structures of the ½X 2 P g ndk 1;3 K g Rydberg states for which experimental data can be obtained from the literature: mainly, ndp g -and ndd g -based 1;3 K g states with n ¼ 3-5 and the ndp g 1 R þ g and 3 R À g series with n ¼ 6-11. In many cases, characterizations of these electronic structures are limited by the quality of existing experimental data and, in cases where rotational band structures were analyzed, by the unavailability of most of the rotational energy level data upon which reported parameterizations were based. Thus, while a general picture of some segments of the ndp g -and ndd g -based structures can be presented, quantitative descriptions of these structures and unique identification of the causes of many apparent structural irregularities will not be possible until a new well-calibrated, rotationally resolved database is developed.