Abstract
Laser fluorescence excitation spectra and transition wavenumbers are reported for the overlapping B-A (8, 7) and B-X (8, 11) bands of the CN molecule. The intensities of rotational lines in these bands depend on the relative magnitude and phase of the B-A and B-X transition moments because the lower levels can have significant A and X state character near an A ∼ X perturbation. These radiative quantities were derived experimentally by comparison of experimental and synthetic spectra. For comparison, the B-A and B-X transition moments, as well as the A-X orbit-rotational matrix element, were obtained by MCSCF-CI ab initio calculations. These calculations confirm the experimental assignment of the relative phase of the B-A and B-X transition moments. © 1989.
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