ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The 6Π–X 6Δ band system of Fe35Cl near 357 nm has been recorded at 0.3 and 0.08 cm−1 resolution by laser fluorescence excitation in a free-jet supersonic expansion of photolyzed Fe(CO)5 diluted in seed gases containing CCl4. The 6ΠΩ′=Ω″−1–X 6ΔΩ″ subbands for Ω′=7/2, 5/2, and 3/2 and v′≤4 of the Δv=1, 0, −1, and −2 sequences were assigned, and excitation energies and rotational constants were derived for the relevant upper and lower vibronic levels. With the exception of the (0,0) band, for which one subband could be rotationally analyzed, it was not possible to assign any of the subbands with Ω′=1/2, −1/2, or −3/2; these fine-structure components are expected to be strongly affected by homogeneous spin–orbit interactions with nearby sextet electronic states, leading to large Λ doubling in the Ω′=1/2 and −1/2 components. A subband with a large upper-state Λ doubling was rotationally analyzed and assigned as the 6Π1/2–X 6Δ3/2 (0,0) subband. The effect of the off-diagonal spin–orbit interactions is discussed in light of the present results and previous theoretical work. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.481664
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