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Presentation
Experimental Studies of the NaCs 53Π0 and 1(a)3Σ+ States
Engineering & Physics Faculty Publications
  • Seth T. Ashman, Providence College
  • Brett McGeehan, Lehigh University
  • Christopher Wolfe, Lehigh University
  • Carl Faust, Lehigh University
  • John Huennekens, Lehigh University
Description

We present experimental studies of the NaCs molecule that are currently underway in our laboratory. The opticaloptical double resonance method is used to obtain Doppler-free excitation spectra for several excited states. Selected data from the 53Π0 electronic state are used to obtain Rydberg-Klein-Rees (RKR) and Inverse Perturbation Approach (IPA) potential curves. We are also mapping the repulsive wall of the 1(a) 3Σ +potential using many resolved bound-free fluorescence spectra from individual ro-vibrational levels of the 53Π0 electronic state to the 1(a) 3Σ + state. Using the determined 53Π0 state potential we fit the repulsive wall of the 1(a) 3Σ + state to reproduce the experimental spectra using LeRoy’s BCONT program. A slightly modified version of BCONT is also used to fit the relative transition dipole moments, µe(R), as a function of internuclear separation R, for the various bound-free electronic transitions.

Publication Date
5-26-2010
Type
Conference Proceeding
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Language
English
Citation Information
Seth T. Ashman, Brett McGeehan, Christopher Wolfe, Carl Faust, et al.. "Experimental Studies of the NaCs 53Π0 and 1(a)3Σ+ States" (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/seth-ashman/2/