Laser-induced fluorescence and Fourier transform spectroscopy of NiCl: Identification of a low-lying (2)Sigma(+) state (1768 cm(-1))

A Poclet, Y Krouti, T Hirao, B Pinchemel, P F Bernath

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Abstract

From a comparison with the spectrum of NiF, a low-lying (2)Sigma (+) state is expected to lie in the first 2000 cm(-1) above the ground X(2)Pi (3/2) state of NiCl. The identification of this (2)Sigma (+) (v = 0) state (at 1768 cm(-1)) has been carried out through the analysis of two electronic transitions (2)Pi (3/2) - (2)Sigma (+) (22 720 cm(-1)) and (2)Pi (1/2) - (2)Sigma (+) (23 210 cm(-1)) recorded by high-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy. Dispersed fluorescence spectroscopy allowed these transitions to be located on an absolute energy-level diagram that includes the previously studied electronic states. (C) 2000 Academic Press.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-132
Number of pages8
JournalJOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
Volume204
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2000

Keywords

  • NIF
  • TRANSITIONS

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