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Hyperfine structure and lifetime of the C 2+, v=0 state of CH

  • Wim Ubachs*
  • , Gerard Meyer
  • , J.J. ter Meulen
  • , A. Dymanus
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

From a laser induced fluorescence (LIF) experiment on a molecular beam of CH, we have obtained the b and c hyperfine constants, the γ and γD spin-rotation constants as well as accurate values for the rotational constants B, D, and H for the C 2+, υ=0 state. From measurements of the linewidths, that are partially caused by predissociation, and by comparing relative line intensities, we determined different lifetimes for upper (F1) and lower (F2) ρ-doublet states of the C 2+ state. For the F1 states we find a constant lifetime of 3.7±1.0 ns, that is independent of N, while for the F2 states we observed an increase in lifetime for higher N up to 8.0±1.5 ns for N=11.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3032-3041
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume84
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 1986

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